I used to think that getting copies of college transcripts for your own use was close to worthless, because they aren't "official" copies which can be sent anywhere as part of an application. But they are useful for some purposes.
Specifically, working deals out. Unless you're headed for some nice canned after-hours program (which is generally limited to masters' degrees), you'll need to negotiate.
And you'll need to find someone on a university faculty to negotiate with. Some professor somewhere will need to decide that you can be an asset to her or his program. You'll need to agree on a "Program of Study", which is a contract between you and the school - representatives of the school and department actually sign off on the POS and there is an actual signed document which you will need to keep a copy of in your important papers.
Chances are, if you're contemplating a midcareer graduate school move, you've had a few stabs at after-hours graduate school already, maybe even gotten a graduate degree of some sort already. It's best if the Program of Study for your newly contemplated program is a shorter path, taking work you've already done into account, than a longer one. You don't want to start all over again if you can help it. The "unofficial transcript" (photocopy of the one you ordered from your school) can be a way for you to inform this kind of negotiation.
How do you find someone to negotiate with? That's the tricky part.
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