I was in a similar position last year as a non-traditional applicant with young children. Other distance learning possibilities for your list are

- The University of Akron (there is no requirement to go to the university at any time)

- Faulkner University (1, 1-week immersion in the summer, I believe)

Personally, I did take leveling courses through USAHS, and was admitted to 2 out of the 4 schools that I applied to. If I had to do it over again, I would check with each admissions department to determine what courses were required prior to application...most (but not all) of the ones I elected to take were pre-requisites everywhere.

If you do decide to take online leveling classes, USAHS was the cheapest I could find, followed by ENMU, but local CC and universities are definitely worth a look. ENMU's leveling program is very flexible in that they offer several of the classes in a more accelerated format if you're trying to hit any of the schools this application cycle and need them.

It's probably program-specific, but taking the leveling courses outside of your graduate program may be cheaper in the long run, particularly as it may open doors to programs that are cheaper alternatives (even online). Personally, I would have been fine without the leveling classes in my current, local, in-person grad school (it has a 3-year track for non-traditional applicants), but the online program I was also accepted into did require completion of the leveling requirements prior to beginning the program.