Best plan? Suggestions welcomed!

[Duneranger]

Hello degreeforum!

I am somewhat new to the forum. I have been passively browsing this forum and the wiki for several weeks now. I have been gathering as much information as possible about each and every school recommended, including the ones that are pure competency-based. Right now, I am enrolled for UMPI's - Project Management and Information Systems. I was going to do the BAS at the recommendation of bjcheung77, but that doesn't seem plausible as I have an AA degree, not an AAS and pierpont won't allow you to earn a degree from them if you have an associate's already. UMPI accepted 62 credits from my AA (only rejected one class). At the moment, I believe UMPI is possibly the best school and I like the fact some of your undergraduate courses transfer to their master's program. However, I am open to suggestions. Below are a list of questions I have. If you can help any, it'll be greatly appreciated!

Questions:
1. What's the best double major for Project Management and Information Systems? I thought about the BA in Accounting but the other concentrations in BABA may be easier and perhaps better. I'm basically looking for good degrees with good career prospects and salaries. I know Project Management and Information Systems and Accounting would likely lead to many rewarding careers.
2. How many courses transfer over the MAOL program? I believe it is 3 or 4, right? Is that still true with the recent move to the new platform?
3. Do you recommend getting IT certificates to make up for the lack of IT classes in the program? I'm learning coding in my spare time and doing the Google IT support certificate right now. I thought about a few of the Comptia and CCNA later in life.
4. Besides UMPI, WGU and TESU seem to be the other two recommended universities. I thought about doing the BSCS/BSCIS double from TESU plus a free associate's degree, but I am not so sure. WGU BSCS looks interesting as well. Of course there are other programs at both universities, but if I am doing business, I may as well do it at UMPI since it's cheaper.


Thank you and if I need to provide any additional information, please let me know!

Key point. UMPI is a check the box school. You make a "good" career and salary by experience and connections. UMPI is a competency based degree. Meaning you should already know a lot of the info before you walk into the the program. Its a  school that helps people who have experience clear those HR hurdles when applying for jobs. Its not a school that is suddenly going to pave the way for you.  In many ways the "degree" itself and whatever concentration or minor you choose is moot.

I got a HTY/POS degree at UMPI in one term. I have a masters in the field already and a robust baseline knowledge of history in most major eras. If I were new to history field and started at UMPI, I would find the classes EXTREMELY lacking in content, but since its a CBE degree it works I guess.  Its hard to balance CBE programs and robust content I suppose. You cant have it all. Just some perspective.

All those certs you mentioned are fine but everyone and their mother already has them. They might help you nab some more credits though.