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Ask Slashdot: Fastest, Cheapest Path To a Bachelor's Degree?

First time accepted submitter AnOminusCowHerd (3399855) writes "I have an Associates degree in programming and systems analysis, and over a decade of experience in the field. I work primarily as a contractor, so I'm finding a new job/contract every year or two. And every year, it gets harder to convince potential employers/clients that 10-12 years of hands-on experience doing what they need done, trumps an additional 2 years of general IT education.

So, I'd like to get a Bachelor's degree (preferably IT-related, ideally CS, accredited of course). If I can actually learn something interesting and useful in the process, that would be a perk, but mainly, I just want a BSCS to add to my resume. I would gladly consider something like the new GA Tech MOOC-based MSCS degree program — in fact, I applied there, and was turned down. After the initial offering, they rewrote the admissions requirements to spell out the fact that only people with a completed 4-year degree would be considered, work experience notwithstanding."

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  1. The Earl Scheib Institute by Capt.DrumkenBum · · Score: 3, Funny

    He will sell you any degree for only $149.95
    Cars painted while you study. :)

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  2. Re:Hi... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Obviously, your degree was not in English.