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Associate Degree vs. Bachelor Degree
in Education
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Now, it depends on the specific areas one is studying/earned a degree in. For instance, my Bachelors will be in Mathematics and History. Now, for many students I know that are solely History majors, they will be worse off in the job market after graduation than a person who attained an associates in Engineering, Nursing, Radiology, Dental Hygiene, ect.--all of which average salaries are between $50,000-&75,000 per year, while the History major will struggle to find work for $40,000 (and will likely get a job in the $30,000-39,000 range).
Now, as for Mathematics, many Math majors actually will have the same success or even more difficulty in finding a job in the $50,000-75,000 range than if they went to Community College for a much less technically rigorous subject for a fraction of the years, and hardly even a fraction of the cost (that is, many Math majors take easily 5+ years to finish while paying full-time tuition, while the same person could (almost definitely) easily get an Associates in a number of areas in 1.5 years time--ultimately producing the same salary or higher)
That is why I intend to get Associates degrees in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, & likely CS next year, as it will only take 1 year of courses at a very limited cost (since there is significant overlap in the subjects) and coupled with a Mathematics BS, will credential me for all kinds of solid paying jobs that a Math BS alone really does fails to. From there, I have a 'safety net' to fall back on and will not have to be concerned to take out a sizeable loan/investment when going to Graduate School the following year.
Consider, in order to get these Associates at this point (considering the Math BS), would require only:
Engineering: 4 classes
Chemistry: 2 classes
Physics: 1 class
Computer Science: 3 classes
Total cost: less than $3,000
Qualifies one for a variety of jobs in the $50,000-$60,000 range in jobs that are in increasingly high demand. That is quite a compelling input-output ratio (in my view)
Note: Entry-level Engineering positions with a Bachelors average $60,000. Compare that to some Associate degree programs; Dental Hygienist is over $70,000, Registered Nurse (RN) $60,000-65,000, Engineering Technician-$50,000-60,000, Radiology Technician-$50,000-$55,000, Software Developer/Engineer-$60,000, ect. ec
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FYSA: Don't ever let anyone tell you that you need college.
"There's going to be a special place in Hell for people who spread lies through the veil of logical fallacies disguised as rational argument".
"Oh, you don't like my sarcasm? Well I don't much appreciate your stupid".
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Yes--well said. Also, note, Community Colleges offer Degree programs for Trades in the form of Associates, Certificates, and/or Apprenticeships. Plumbers, Electricians, ect. ect. all do quite well, are in high demand, and perform highly productive work that is absolutely necessary to the healthy functioning of society
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I was one of the kids in public school that had to listen to wave after wave of professional speakers who regularly came to the school to preach about how amazing college was, how you wouldn't get anywhere in life without a degree and that no one ever succeeded without one. Luckily I managed to avoid falling in with the all the other kids who subsequently went on to get a college degree and diluted the pool of employer candidates. The bachelor's degree is the new High School Diploma. The point though is that a college education is only one of many paths to success in the U.S., and with the ever rising cost of one...it's not even close to being the best.
"There's going to be a special place in Hell for people who spread lies through the veil of logical fallacies disguised as rational argument".
"Oh, you don't like my sarcasm? Well I don't much appreciate your stupid".
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