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Does anyone know of anything comparable for CS? I have a BA in another field, have been an entrepreneur since my mid-20s and am now a self-taught programmer. I

Does anyone know of anything comparable for CS? I have a BA in another field, have been an entrepreneur since my mid-20s and am now a self-taught programmer. I generally don't contract or work full time for other people. But I would like to get a CS degree for personal growth. I can't really justify it being too disruptive so it would have to be: 1) Flexible. 2) Not terribly expensive. Currently "questionable" accreditation would be ok since I think people's opinion of online schooling is likely to change dramatically over the next decade. What I'm looking for is an extended CS-related challenge with some manner of official closure at the end. For my own personal satisfaction I would like to say I finished a second degree as opposed to saying I finished some free MIT courses online. Anything worthwhile available out there?

padwiki 15y ago
Not to be too self promotional, but we're probably the closest to what you are describing. The biggest limitation is our course catalog is very small to start (bootstrapping). Over the next 12-18 months we should have a much more complete curriculum (Masters in CS/SE focused) as we prep for regional accreditation. Flexibility? All classes are truly self paced (start immediately, work through the material as fast as you are capable) and include genuine interaction with the professor and real human grading. Expensive? Basically, $50/$100 per credit depending on whether you need the credentialing and human grading portion. In your situation, our MSE program would end up being less than $4,000 plus books. We're also Silicon Valley based, and are building the program to exceed the very high standards in the area. Oh yeah, we're awesome. www.turingcollege.org
- mbenjaminsmith 15y ago
  Thanks, definitely going to give it some thought. Like the name as well.

padwiki 15y ago

Not to be too self promotional, but we're probably the closest to what you are describing. The biggest limitation is our course catalog is very small to start (bootstrapping). Over the next 12-18 months we should have a much more complete curriculum (Masters in CS/SE focused) as we prep for regional accreditation. Flexibility? All classes are truly self paced (start immediately, work through the material as fast as you are capable) and include genuine interaction with the professor and real human grading. Expensive? Basically, $50/$100 per credit depending on whether you need the credentialing and human grading portion. In your situation, our MSE program would end up being less than $4,000 plus books. We're also Silicon Valley based, and are building the program to exceed the very high standards in the area. Oh yeah, we're awesome. www.turingcollege.org

mbenjaminsmith 15y ago
Thanks, definitely going to give it some thought. Like the name as well.