Well, after researching over 40 schools that are ATRA listed and NCTRC compliant and NPRA certified. The list is whittled down to 2 candidates.
- Chico, CA extension of U of CA.
- Cheney, WA for Eastern Wasthinton Univ.

EWU is a B.A. in Rec Therapy program and certified by ATRA, NPRA, and NCTRC.
Chico is a B.S> with the same, plus some more compliance.

Chico will give some credit for my AS in CS.
EWU will not since there's is Arts not Science based.

Chico is a large, expensive school, with a typicall classical style of program.
Cheney's is a much more hands on, real-world, esperiential, small school and program, low cost of living and tuition.
There's much more chance or work in the are though than Spokane,but I think I can get by on tech and teaching work in Spokane area until I'm done with the transition,then move whereever.

So, unless something comes up changing things, it looks like I need to get rolling on moving to Cheney/Spokane, WA. (read more...)       

I'll have to get some prereqs done.
So I plan to sign up for and start taking courses ASAP. that may not be feasible until Winter quarter, since I'm too tight on the Fall quarter signup by September 1st and I have too much to finish clieaning up shutdown and moving of MaladNet and sites.
But I'll start the registstation process in August in preparation for Winter admission.
I'll have to get my transcipts, etc.
And figure out what prereq courses I'll require.
Get what ever grants I can qualify for.
Then find some work up there and apply for jobs.
Get as cheap an apartment or boarding room as possible (1-2 bedroom apt is only $300/mo!).
Move up there for a few months to get some work and find somewhere to move the family to before school starts.
Then move the family up.
Start school.
Do prereqs for about 1 year or so,then start on the Bachelors in Arts in Therapeutic Recreation which would take two years if I'm doing 16 credit hours per quarter (3 quarters, no summer term) for a 96 credits degree.
Meanwhile I have to get at least 1 year internship and another year of entry level/aide work.
Then go for the NCTRC certificaion.
Then (finally) I can go serious job hunting (preferably Oregon and CA) for a permanent RT position. According to the Dir of RT at EWU there isn't much work in WA for RT, especially tight in Spokane.
So, by 2007 the transition should be completed.
We may get a home finally up there since nice ones are only 140k. Since we'll be there long enough to build some equity potentiallly.
I'll try to get tech or teaching work while schooling, to survive.
I'd do more credit hours if I could, but that isn't possible with work at the same time.
So, that's the game plan.
Go to AZ until the August 22nd.
August 23rd, start enrollment qualifying.
Finish MaladNet.
Finish closing out and moving out of  the office by August 31st.
September Gypsy trip to be sure one of the other schools in the running (ewu/bellingham, chico/ca) might not be preferable.
Once the gypsy trip is complete, then commit to the correct school/town/move/work plan.
Try to have an apartment/boarding and a job by October.
Start school Thursday January 1st.

Non-resident tuition=11.5k/yr
Resident tuition=3.5k/yr
Room and Board (single student) typical 5.5k/yr.
There's summmer terms for regular courses just not RT.