Isn’t it possible to just take it a semester at a time? Do a semester for now, talk about benchmarks to reach and strategies to reach them, reconvene on X appointed date to determine if benchmarks have been reached and she is showing sufficient progress to consider sending her back or postponing for an additional semester. I don’t think anything needs to be set in stone for 1 or 2 years. I agree with you, it seems too long. Otherwise, what’s the incentive for her to tackle the work she needs to undertake? From my understanding, colleges are pretty flexible with this stuff. Just my 2 cents…
Glad she’s got a job and that you are working as a family to find a path through this. Best wishes.