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Assoc in Busines or Liberal Arts
#1
I will have all the credits for an Associates in Liberal Arts at the end of this month. I need 3 more classes for an Assoc in Business. Should I wait to get degree or just go with the Liberal Arts
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#2
Is the extra cost of the additional credits made worthwhile by the benefits of choosing business over liberal arts? Will the business degree be of more benefit to your professional or educational goals? Do you have solid experience but just need an accredited degree to get past the HR resume screening software? Are you planning to continue to a bachelor's, or is this a terminal degree (at least for the foreseeable future)?

In other words, what's your ROI for business vs liberal arts?

(if you enjoy the prospect of calculating the ROI for this investment, just get the darned business degree, you're a natural...)
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#3
Wait, I'd go w/the Business degree. It's more practical.
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#4
What perrik said, and also it depends on how you want to market yourself. Would you want to work the 'knowledgeable businessman' angle, or the 'worldly, capable, jack-of-all-trades' angle? Either way, I would suggest you keep going for that Bachelor's if you have the time/resources, but that's just me. Rolleyes
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#5
Unfortunately most of the world seems to view LA degrees as more of a "whatever" degree. Business would p-robably serve you better, since you are close to both.
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I probably would go for the business degree. You mentioned that you needed 3 more classes to recieve it. Are there any tests that you could take instead of classes?
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