As long as OP has not maxed out their undergrad federal loans ($57,000) she can take out loans for the second bachelors at the independent student rate of ~11,500/ year (junior/senior). Yes, @bgbg4us student would have to be a matriculated degree seeking students, not simply taking adhoc classes
And the student may have to appeal in order to get the loans. Should be merely a matter of paperwork, but still another step.
@menloparkmom Oh I’ve heard of those, though I have also heard mixed opinions about them. After taking some classes at my community college I’ll consider going to a coding bootcamp over pursuing another bachelor’s if it ends up being cheaper. I still want to get my feet wet and get a feel if programming is still a good field for me or not by taking some classes before I make a big financial commitment… Does anyone here know if there’s any financial aid support for coding bootcamps?
@austinmshauri Oh yes, I’ve already scheduled an academic advising appointment at a local vocational rehab facility for Thursday and I plan to head over to my Community College’s academic counseling center tomorrow during their walk-in hours. I’ve also decided that I’m going to study really hard from now until Summer and review on C++ Programming and Calculus in the hopes of testing out of them when I take classes this Summer since I did take some of those classes in my first bachelor’s program. I plan to take CS classes at a Community College through out the 2019-2020 school year and then figure out what my next step for next year will be, whether it’s transferring to a 4-year university, enrolling in a coding bootcamp, enrolling in my local community college’s little game program, working freelance, or just coming up with games myself to build a portfolio.