This is very helpful, thank you. I have an associates but not many of the credits are transferrable for EE so I put "no degree" but I should start at a community college and get more credits that can transfer for cheaper.

Also, really interesting about GT. That's definitely a good chunk of savings so I'm going to look more into that today.

I agree about the online, when I was looking at the programs I figured there was no way someplace I'd really like to work would hire me without hands on experience. The hands on experience is what sounds the most exciting to me and it's by far the best way I learn.