Great advice. I'd like to add that some (most?) distance ed programs will allow you to take exams and finals locally. They can coordinate with a local universit

Great advice. I'd like to add that some (most?) distance ed programs will allow you to take exams and finals locally. They can coordinate with a local university or testing center to ID you and proctor the exam on their behalf. So you've probably got a lot more options than you might think. I attended NCSU in person, but they have a great distance ed program: http://distance.ncsu.edu http://distance.ncsu.edu. Worth checking out.