Advice on where to start as a 33 year old looking to finish Bach degree quickly

I'm sorry--I'm sure this page sees this question often but I don't even know where to start. |Feel free to link me to where I might be able to find these answers somewhere else.

Backstory:
I recently lost my job (where I was heavily respected and relied on by upper management) but, because I don't have a degree, even getting an interview has been an absolute kick to the balls.
I've never felt so worthless as a human being.
So I've decided I want to finally finish my degree in hopes that it will help me further my career in the long run.
I've tried to start my research but catch myself going down so many rabbit holes with different/conflicting info. And honestly, my issues with attention are arguably the reason why I have never finished my degree in the first place. So all of this information is so overwhelming for me.

I'm hoping someone might have some more straightforward advice on how to start.

Here's the basics:

I'm 33 years old. In Chicago.
I have been in and out of school multiple times in my life (I have credits from 4 different schools).
I've got 58.5 credits as of right now but nothing to show of it.
In the Chicago City Colleges' (CCC) system I'm one biology class and maybe two electives short of an official Associate Degree.

I want to get a Bachelor's degree (most likely in Business Admin) as quickly as possible.
At 33 years old, I don't need to spend any time or money taking religion 101, you know?
I don't mind if it's not super well respected, as long as it's legit.
I've heard people say Capella and SNHU are good schools for adults, but that they have issues with transferring credits or with employers thinking they aren't legit?

-Do I finish my Associates degree at CCC and then go on to complete a Bach somewhere else? Or just take my credits and go straight to another school to pursue the Bach degree?

-Does anyone have any advice on schools like Capella or SNHU?

-Or any other suggestions on schools that are good for adults who want to bi-pass the irrelevant gen eds?

-Do you have advice on any grants/scholarships that could help me even pay to go back? (That's a whole box of worms I haven't even thought about)

-Also--If I got financial aid to go to a for-profit school such as Capella, does that mean if the government ever forgives our student loans that I wouldn't be eligible for that?

Any advice or direction would be so helpful and mean a lot to me!

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Submitted December 05, 2023 at 01:45PM by kadesmlades https://ift.tt/YOK2mCZ