Isn't WGU a no brainer choice for CS Bachelor? Why did so many people choose TESU?

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WGU didn't used to have a CS degree, so that's going to be part of the issue.  It's pretty easy to not choose a degree that isn't available, and once you've started at a particular school, it's hard to kind of start over for somewhere else.

Also, not everyone likes competency-based degrees - I for one wouldn't have done it, even if it was "cheaper" than what I did, because I didn't have money up front to do the degree, nor did I have the time to focus on it for 6 months (I had 2 small kids that I was homeschooling, and a husband that traveled every week - that doesn't leave a lot of "me time" to complete schoolwork).  Not everyone is at their best with a deadline looming constantly.

That's the thing with competency based degrees, it allows someone who has the energy, money, time to get things done at their own pace.  For those of us who have "life happens" moments very often with daily commitments, I think the better option would be the Big 3 where you can transfer in almost everything but the cornerstone and capstone.  Even with the new 30 credit requirements, it gives you a grasp on the total cost, resources, time needed and you have more control over what you can transfer in...

A competency-based degree is ONLY cheaper if you can complete it within a certain timeframe.  If you're even 1 class short, you'll be paying for an entire extra term!  Which could easily make that degree more expensive than the previously thought more expensive degree.