Questions about these bachelor's degrees

[dfrecore]

I can't really address the traditional path, since I haven't the faintest idea on that.

BUT, I will say that having an AAS will do virtually nothing for you at the Big 3, and probably most other schools; they evaluate courses, not degrees. If you end up at a school other than the Big 3 or WGU, be prepared for them to take none of your CLEP/ACE/NCCRS courses, and you may be starting from a worse position than you think (which means it will certainly take longer than 2 years to finish).

If you end up at one of the Big 3, they will obviously take your non-trad credits, but they'll still evaluate each course - so things may not fit into your plan as you thought. I also think that you will have to take at least some of the credits for an IT/Cybersecurity degree there, since there aren't enough inexpensive ACE/NCCRS courses to get you a full degree. You may want to think about enrolling at one of them and taking courses there (for example, do the Comprehensive Plan through TESU, and you can get 36cr in a year).

My advice would be to get your IT/Cybersecurity through WGU, as that is the ONLY school that we talk about here that will take your AAS as a block transfer and take care of all of your GE's. You can then take additional courses through ACE to get a few more major courses under your belt. And then you can enroll at WGU, take your remaining courses, get the degree that you want, and take 1-2 terms to get it for a great price.

If you still want to get that networking thing under your belt (and it may not be necessary with 6 years of experience) then you can always get a graduate degree at your local school.