Most efficient way for a bachelors in Computer Science?

[kowenboy]

Amazon covers at least part of the cost of attending SNHU, which would be great for your needs. Except it would likely take 1.5-2 years to complete. SNHU requires at least 30 credits to be taken through them and those cannot be speeded up at all. With a maximum of 2 classes at a time, it takes 1-1.5 years just to finish those 30 credits.

However, Amazon Career Choice also covers TESU! See this thread: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...eer-Choice

Using your budget and Career Choice, you could finish a TESU Comp Sci degree in about a year (possibly less if you really push yourself).

You will need at least 30 university credits in order to get a TESU degree. Because of the Career Choice discount and your tuition reimbursement, I'm going to suggest something that isn't often suggested: just take most of the credits at TESU. Here is what I would do...

1. Apply to TESU ASAP.
2. Sign up for 3 or 4 easy-looking gen ed courses ASAP using Career Choice. (look for the Zero Textbook Cost options https://www2.tesu.edu/listall.php )Possibly one of the classes should be English Comp, but that's up to you. Definitely do the cornerstone, SOS-1100. 3 classes of 3 credits each x $350/credit for Career Choice = $3150. 4 classes x 3 credits = $4200. This is under your tuition reimbursement for the year, so your studies will be free.
3. Complete recommended Sophia, Study.com, etc. classes to fill out most of the rest of your degree. You may be able to do this while you're working on the TESU classes above, but don't overextend yourself!
4. Complete 2 or 3 ASU Universal Learner classes for another 6 or 9 credits. $425 each for these classes. Don't bother attempting tuition reimbursement for these. Between the credits from step 2 and the ASU credits, you should have at least 18 or 21 credits. These can almost certainly be done simultaneously with SDC/Sophia.
5. As soon as you're eligible for full tuition reimbursement at TESU again and you have at least 100 credits toward your degree, sign up for another 9 or 12 credits at TESU. This will include the capstone and either Software Engineering or Artificial Intelligence (or both). You'll need to ensure that you have 30+ RA credits once you're done with this.
6. Graduate!

In about 12 months, this will net you a Comp Sci degree for probably less than $2k out of pocket.

Does all the TESU and ASU Universal Learner classes count for RA?