IT degree with A levels & 7 years of work experience

[rachel83az]

AICE is about $200 for the first transcript and $100 for subsequent transcripts. They're one of the more permissive (or, rather, realistic) evaluators out there. If it's too burdensome to get the right transcripts, you can just spend the money on Sophia instead. Two transcript evaluations of $300 total would pay for 3 months of Sophia. That should be more than sufficient to fill out your GEC requirements at UMPI.

The ACT and SAT exams are commonly used as generic college "entrance exams" in the US. As such, I believe they're only offered a few times per year? In spring, maybe? There may be upper age limits as well. IIRC, it's becoming more common for international students to take them, but finding somewhere that would allow you to sit the exams could be problematic. I would suggest that the TOEFL or IELTS would be "easier" for your specific circumstances.

For UMPI, they should also accept the Duolingo English test, though. That'd be cheapest ($50, I think?) and easiest (test from home).