As a WGU grad (May 2022, BSCS) I can confirm that the program is self-paced. There are some caveats to that though. Each six-month term you need to complete a minimum of 12 credit hours. After you complete those you are free to keep working through courses as you have time and energy for. You work very closely with a program mentor if you choose to, I maintained a weekly call with mine to keep myself accountable when I would stray. There are some classes that are great, some that seem like filler, but that's any degree in my opinion. What some find difficult is that the learning falls 100% on you. Instructors are there to help you along and do some online sessions, but a lot of the time it is just a matter of reading the text, doing projects and taking exams.
After trying for years to find a program that clicked for me, WGU was the one that really stuck. Being able to not deal with a traditional B&M (brick and mortar) campus let me focus on what mattered. I had experience in the industry which may have made it a bit easier, but I have two grads from WGU on my team now that are in their first dev roles and they have quickly become my top performers (I definitely attribute this to the WGU system of having to teach yourself how to learn on your own).
There are awesome WGU communities on slack, Facebook, and discord. I am still very active in the WGU Comp Sci discord because I love interacting with and mentoring others.
If you have any questions about it, feel free to reach out to me.
