what is online college algebra like?

It depends on what you plan to major in and what colleges you are looking at will accept in transfer. For my son college algebra would have been fine. He went through calculus in HS but didn’t take the AP exam. His school required him to have a math for his major but college algebra was all that was needed. He is taking that now to get an A and meet the requirement. Think about that so you take something that has a good chance of transferring. If you are going to be an engineer probably stats would be the better option.