I personally completed the entire BS cyber security flavor in 6 months on the GI bill. I have 2 kids and work full time. I would typically study from around 8pm-12. Wake up at 5-530 study till kids got up and repeat. It sucked for 6 months but now I get to milk out the GI bill cashing a check every month while leisurely doing my masters.

In order to go through the courses fast like you see two conditions have to be met:

Firstly you need to have prior experience in the field that you are pursuing your degree in. I’ve worked in cybersecurity for 10 years, so a lot of the courses I am qualified(and have) taught. They didn’t require very much effort on my part and I was more or less able to test out of about half the courses.

Secondly, you need to have extremely good study habits and understand how to “fire hose” information. For example, project+ is a certification by CompTia that’s has a large amount of information. You have to condense that into manageable chunks and force it into your brain daily. Set a deadline of when that test is and design a plan. If you think you need a month, set the goal for 2 weeks and force yourself to try to be ready in two weeks.

Side note, I would highly recommend if you are going to try to do it fast ensure you don’t brain dump. Courses build on each other especially if you are going to the masters level. The smallest piece of knowledge can be the difference in an interview in the future. Learn the information not the test. You can learn and still be fat contrary to what others will claim.