IT degree with A levels & 7 years of work experience

[rachel83az]

The first thing that I'd do if you want a US degree would be to get your previous schooling evaluated. Unless you want to go with TESU, your best option for "acceptability" would be to have WES evaluate your transcripts. Without these evaluations, it's very difficult/impossible to advise on what needs to be done for schools such as UMPI or SNHU.

UMPI's PM/IS degree isn't really a tech degree, but it'll suffice if all you want is "a degree". If you actually want a tech degree from the US, SNHU might be your best option for acceptability in Europe.

But? I've got the best for last. As an EU citizen, you can get an IT degree (online) from Finland for less than 600€ and in as quickly as 1.5-2 years! This would be from Metropolia University. https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Fi...d_Sciences The first 3/4ths of the degree cost 579€ and are entirely self-paced. The final year can be done completely online, though it's not self-paced, and costs NOTHING for EU/EEA citizens.

I would probably suggest doing the UMPI degree and the Metropolia degree. You can get the UMPI degree to have "a degree" and graduate within ~6 months. Meanwhile, work on the Metropolia coursework to have a specifically IT degree for employers/countries that require such; complete within ~2 years.

I am not a lawyer, but this combination should open up more immigration options than just doing one or the other. And you'd have two degrees for considerably less than your budget for a single degree.