>How about an online degree? Online degrees are often more expensive than in-state school (my current employer has partnered with a major university for a SPEC

>How about an online degree? Online degrees are often more expensive than in-state school (my current employer has partnered with a major university for a SPECIFIC online degree at 420$!!! a credit hour and will reimburse a whopping 5k of that a year), still require proctored exams. And again, it's still going to take 4-6 years to get a BA/BS with tens of thousands of dollars of debt and puts me at 38-40 competing against 20-22 year old applicants. Age discrimination is very real and 22 year olds often have far lower expenses than 40 year olds, so they will work for less.