Hey  ogzille,

Welcome to the forum. We've actually talked about WGU quite a bit around here. If you search, I'm thinking you'll find no less than 5 threads on the subject with some great links.

I wouldn't focus just on the degree though. Practice some hands on stuff in the meantime. Since you have a Web Developer background, how secure are the websites you've built? Maybe look into something like Hacking Exposed:Web Applications 3rd edition, or the Web Application Hacker's Handbook, and set something up like you've done for work to test in a lab.

I'm a little jaded because of the web devs at work, please don't take it personal.

How many security classes have you taken?

I am currently in a Masters info sec degree and would say if you have taken no security classes in the past I would recommend taking the classes.  You said you have a comp sci degree what classes did you take to get this degree?

The way I took number 1 was that info sec skill sets are less relevant that net admin or help desk personnel? If so that is an insult to every info sec person here, I would say there skill set is more relevant than help desk or net admin because info sec skills build on both of those skill sets.

Next I went to career builder and typed in web application pen testing and about 1000 jobs came up so I would say its large enough.

http://www.nsa.gov/ia/academic_outreach/nat_cae/institutions.shtml

Take a look at this site above and any school listed close to you will have info sec classes much much much cheaper then you are seen at this site.  I pay like 175 to 250 for a credit hour total of about 1500 a sem trust me 12000 for a sem is ridiculous.