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[Merlin]

Thank you all for your helpful feedback. Looks as though even the most optimistic numbers have this path costing well over $5000. Think I'll just have to forget about TESU 

I am not dead set on regional accreditation, so I may apply to University of the People.

Well, UoP is working on regional accreditation, but it will probably take a few more years.

If your budget is around $5,000 you can still clear a TESU degree for just around that by doing the last scenario I presented above (take 16+ credits from TESU to get the flat-rate tuition and residency waiver). That will run you $4,937 + books. However, that assumes you don't need to take any additional courses outside of TESU as those will push you beyond $5,000 depending on how many credits you need to take beyond the 16 from TESU.

It looks like you have around 120 credits accumulated but they appear to be a mix of Gen Ed, business, and technical courses. It's hard to really gauge how many additional credits you'd need without a new evaluation.

If you're a US resident you can finish off a BS degree for around $3,500 via WGU if you transfer in 90 credits (including ACE courses) and can complete the last 30 credits (7-10 courses) in under six months. That cost includes all books, certification fees, and proctoring fees. However, it doesn't cover test retakes if you end up needing to take an exam more than twice. So if you were looking to complete a degree at WGU for $5,000 or less, that means you'd have a budget of about $1,500 to pick up additional courses at places like Straighterline or Study.com.

It looks like you were seeking an ASNSM CS and a BSBA GM at TESU. WGU doesn't offer associate degrees, but they do have a pretty decent computer science program and they also offer business administration degrees. I don't know much about the business degrees since they recently restructured all of them, but the IT/CS degrees have a pretty solid reputation.

Taking additional courses via Study.com and StraighterLine averages about $33/credit or $100 per course. That cost can be brought down by volume (speed). At $33 per credit, that $1,500 budget at WGU covers about 45 credits. You need an evaluation to be sure how many of your existing credits will transfer to a degree at WGU, but I'd guess you're probably looking at more than 45 credits depending on the degree. It probably won't be a lot more than that though.

Hopefully, that may be helpful to you. Of course, if you're not a current US resident then WGU isn't really an option, but you still have UoP as a backup.