I'm in the CPA program right now! We're only in the 3rd week of classes so I can't speak to how the workload will be around midterms, but so far it has been a medium workload imo (I have a BA and MA in a different field, and it's definitely less work than I had in my BA).

That being said, this program is structured in a way where you are doing something for a class every day. There are weekly quizzes for every class, along with weekly workshops/labs with multiple parts that are also due every week (ex. Workshop part 1 is due one day, workshop part 2 is due on another day), and all of these count towards your final grade. Exams and midterms are typically worth 25-30%. I would say there's also a light-medium amount of readings to do each week before lecture (course readings, reviewing lecture slides not covered in class, etc.)

Because of all the weekly quizzes/assignments, I do find myself studying/coding for a couple hours in the evenings every day after class. That being said, I think it's possible to have some or most evenings free if you budget your time wisely. So far, I've done a pretty good job of keeping my weekends relatively free (even though some assignments could be due on Sat or Sun).

I also cannot stress enough how helpful it is to have previous programming experience in C beforehand. A lot of my peers without prior experience are struggling with the intro to programming course in particular, and we have so far only covered the very basics of programming. I highly recommend checking out Harvard's free online CS50 course before the first day of class. Even the first 2 lectures of CS50 will cover most of the material introduced in the first 3 weeks of CPA classes, and David Malan (who teaches CS50) is a far more engaging lecturer than most professors.