Yet another request for advice on schools.

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I think in general, an Associates is a distraction from a Bachelor's degree (which is why many 4 yr schools don't offer them); but with Pierpont, it's easy enough to get with the courses you'd take for a bachelor's anyway.

You mentioned STEM but Accounting in the same line - Accounting is definitely not a STEM degree. It's a business degree, which is perfectly acceptable, but not STEM. So I think you need to do a bit more research to see what you actually want to do.

I think for someone who doesn't have a ton of confidence and experience in college, WGU/UMPI might be a difficult option. So, instead, I might look at TESU's BSBA/CIS degree, which can be done entirely with alt-credit + 15cr more of RA which can be done inexpensively. TESU is going to cost $6,654 for 6cr there and fees + cost of courses

The other option is EC, which doesn't require any RA credit. That degree would be $4,031 for 7cr there and fees + cost of courses.

I'm going to suggest UMPI rather than WGU, because you can get a BLS/MIS or PM degree, and if you hate it, you've only "wasted" $1,400, and can transfer courses to TESU or EC. WGU is $4,000 for a 6mo term, and if you find that you are unhappy with a CBE program, you're out a lot of money.