u/IdeaExpensive3073

I am wondering about this degree as I have an interest to transfer into working in a crime lab. While I understand that part of it will most likely cross over into cyber security a bit, I am hoping it's not just a cyber security degree in disguise, and actually contains things like how evidence is handled, classes that help lead to certification in certain industry tools, etc.

Current a programmer working fulltime with a few years under me. I'm looking to transition from programming to digital forensics. The reason being is that I find myself drawn to working on crimes, I don't feel grinding at coding will be something I do until I'm 50 (so I'm looking to settle into something and continue long term) which usually means it'll end with management which isn't my thing, and the market for it right now is a mix between jobs being cut (so pretty cut throat), and AI making a lot of it redundant.

Some key points:

1. I do get some tuition reimbursement
2. I'm debating between Champlain College and other options (I'm very open to suggestions)
3. I'm debating on if digital forensics or something else would be a better fit (from fear that computers have never been my 'thing', but solving problems, pattern recognition, communication & writing, and following procedures are things I do naturally). Coding doesn't feel natural to me, it takes a lot of repeated exposures to 'get' something, and even then I have a tendency to forget.
4. I have no interest in Cyber Security as a career

I absolutely love the footnotes, the cover and just everything about the 20th anniversary edition. Why did they not release the other two books like this, what are close to perfect companions for it in size at least?