03-18-2024, 08:18 AM
@bjcheung77, thank you I will write it down below. Please let me know if I missed anything or if I should include anything else. I want to make sure I give enough info so everyone gets a clear picture of who I am / where I am, etc.
@rachel83az, thank you so much for the info! It makes me a bit sad that Canadian uni's are more expensive even as a citizen, but can't say I'm surprised based on how this country has been in the past years. I am also open to American, etc. uni's.
Your Location: Alberta, Canada (open to out of province or international uni's)
Your Age: 30
What kind of degree do you want?: bachelor of Computer Science / Computer Engineering (heavily leaning on Comp Science as it will be easier for me to learn quickly; not great with electrical + advanced math of electrical)
Current Regional Accredited Credits:
-Northern Alberta Institute of Technology : Computer Engineering Technology - finished 2013 (Uni of Athabasca may offer 30 credits for this program, roughly 25% of their comp sc which is about 120 credits)
-Macewan University : Web Design & Development Certificate - finished 2017 - this was an independent course I took, not sure if it would be applicable for any credits
Budget: bachelor budget ~20k. I'd like to go the cheapest route possible, but will consider spending more for easy and fast. If I can significantly speed up the process, I am willing to consider spending closer to the 20k, however, this will be based after careful considerations of all my options.
Commitments: I am working full time as a web developer, in a committed relationship, have a sort of side business (as of now it will not be taking much time at all).
Dedicated time to study: Depending on the specific courses, I could study 1-2 hours every work night, with 3+ on the weekends (potentially more). So it a rough range, 11hr - 25hr. I am considering heavily the Comp Sc bachelor because I have 6+yr exp as a web developer so in theory even if I do not know the course material, I could (hopefully) pick it up quickly due to my past exp + thought process.
Timeline: Finishing the courses required for the degree as fast as possible would be ideal. I would like to finish within 1-1.5 years (12-18 months) - I would be open to increasing study time to get it in this time frame
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Right now, I would most likely pay everything myself, if I end up going with a Canadian uni, there might be some sort of government grants that I could potentially get. My work may or may not cover.
Additional Info + goals: My main goal is to get bachelor ASAP to progress my career. I was also looking at attempting to get a job with a USA company (due to the extremely terrible situation in Canada, settling down is becoming harder and harder with the salaries
), but I will need a bachelor degree related to software engineering in order to be allowed to work for a USA company.
@rachel83az, thank you so much for the info! It makes me a bit sad that Canadian uni's are more expensive even as a citizen, but can't say I'm surprised based on how this country has been in the past years. I am also open to American, etc. uni's.
Your Location: Alberta, Canada (open to out of province or international uni's)
Your Age: 30
What kind of degree do you want?: bachelor of Computer Science / Computer Engineering (heavily leaning on Comp Science as it will be easier for me to learn quickly; not great with electrical + advanced math of electrical)
Current Regional Accredited Credits:
-Northern Alberta Institute of Technology : Computer Engineering Technology - finished 2013 (Uni of Athabasca may offer 30 credits for this program, roughly 25% of their comp sc which is about 120 credits)
-Macewan University : Web Design & Development Certificate - finished 2017 - this was an independent course I took, not sure if it would be applicable for any credits
Budget: bachelor budget ~20k. I'd like to go the cheapest route possible, but will consider spending more for easy and fast. If I can significantly speed up the process, I am willing to consider spending closer to the 20k, however, this will be based after careful considerations of all my options.
Commitments: I am working full time as a web developer, in a committed relationship, have a sort of side business (as of now it will not be taking much time at all).
Dedicated time to study: Depending on the specific courses, I could study 1-2 hours every work night, with 3+ on the weekends (potentially more). So it a rough range, 11hr - 25hr. I am considering heavily the Comp Sc bachelor because I have 6+yr exp as a web developer so in theory even if I do not know the course material, I could (hopefully) pick it up quickly due to my past exp + thought process.
Timeline: Finishing the courses required for the degree as fast as possible would be ideal. I would like to finish within 1-1.5 years (12-18 months) - I would be open to increasing study time to get it in this time frame
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Right now, I would most likely pay everything myself, if I end up going with a Canadian uni, there might be some sort of government grants that I could potentially get. My work may or may not cover.
Additional Info + goals: My main goal is to get bachelor ASAP to progress my career. I was also looking at attempting to get a job with a USA company (due to the extremely terrible situation in Canada, settling down is becoming harder and harder with the salaries
), but I will need a bachelor degree related to software engineering in order to be allowed to work for a USA company.
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