03-12-2024, 01:53 PM
You weren't clear about whether you currently have a bachelor's degree or how much experience and knowledge you have in computer science. If you have a degree and lots of experience, then moving straight to a master's is probably your best move.
If you don't have a bachelor's degree, you must get one first. If you are new to CS, then I still think persuing a bachelor's makes the most sense. Which bachelor's program depends on the answers to those and other questions.
The TESU bachelor's is great if you have experience and just need the degree in hand, but if you are a complete CS novice, you likely won't learn enough using from Study.com or Sophia to make it as an engineer or be ready for a CS master's. That doesn't mean you can't use TESU, but it may mean you will need some other training.
You mention that 3 years is too long for a bachelor's. Do you have a specific timeline you are trying to meet?
Does that $25,000 budget apply to both degrees? There are online master's programs that could keep you inside a budget like that, but probably no in-person ones.
If you don't have a bachelor's degree, you must get one first. If you are new to CS, then I still think persuing a bachelor's makes the most sense. Which bachelor's program depends on the answers to those and other questions.
The TESU bachelor's is great if you have experience and just need the degree in hand, but if you are a complete CS novice, you likely won't learn enough using from Study.com or Sophia to make it as an engineer or be ready for a CS master's. That doesn't mean you can't use TESU, but it may mean you will need some other training.
You mention that 3 years is too long for a bachelor's. Do you have a specific timeline you are trying to meet?
Does that $25,000 budget apply to both degrees? There are online master's programs that could keep you inside a budget like that, but probably no in-person ones.
NanoDegree: Intro to Self-Driving Cars (2019)
Coursera: Stanford Machine Learning (2019)
TESU: BA in Comp Sci (2016)
TECEP:Env Ethics (2015); TESU PLA:Software Eng, Computer Arch, C++, Advanced C++, Data Struct (2015); TESU Courses:Capstone, Database Mngmnt Sys, Op Sys, Artificial Intel, Discrete Math, Intro to Portfolio Dev, Intro PLA (2014-16); DSST:Anthro, Pers Fin, Astronomy (2014); CLEP:Intro to Soc (2014); Saylor.org:Intro to Computers (2014); CC: 69 units (1980-88)
PLA Tips Thread - TESU: What is in a Portfolio?
Coursera: Stanford Machine Learning (2019)
TESU: BA in Comp Sci (2016)
TECEP:Env Ethics (2015); TESU PLA:Software Eng, Computer Arch, C++, Advanced C++, Data Struct (2015); TESU Courses:Capstone, Database Mngmnt Sys, Op Sys, Artificial Intel, Discrete Math, Intro to Portfolio Dev, Intro PLA (2014-16); DSST:Anthro, Pers Fin, Astronomy (2014); CLEP:Intro to Soc (2014); Saylor.org:Intro to Computers (2014); CC: 69 units (1980-88)
PLA Tips Thread - TESU: What is in a Portfolio?
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