How are you Monetizing using your Degree or Certificates

[sanantone]

Obviously some fields require formal education due to professional standards which are applied, but it's worth considering that you simply cannot become a physician racking up credits at WGU or some such. The degrees offered by the higher ed institutions that allow you to test out of a lot of courses or have some easy going attitude when it comes to taking your money and providing you with a passing grade are not graduating people with degrees in molecular biology or similar fields.

Actually, people can and have been accepted to medical schools after completing degrees at non-traditional colleges. One can have a degree in anything and get into medical school and other health profession programs. While none of the Big 3 offer degrees in microbiology, they do offer degrees in information technology, mathematics, health science, various allied health fields, nursing, biology, chemistry, natural science, nuclear engineering technology, electrical engineering technology (concentrations in nanotechnology, electronics, and power systems), computer science, physics, general technology, and geology. TESC's programs in mathematics, natural science, biology, and computer science are BAs.

While most law enforcement agencies don't care about majors, I wouldn't be in the running for one of the jobs I applied to if I had a degree in something that is business, health, or STEM-related. One of my target jobs is probation/parole where a degree in criminal justice or something behavioral science-related is required. There is a lot of growth in the mental health field, but a graduate degree is required for most jobs. If I decide to get a doctorate or master's in something like counseling, social work or psychology, my BA puts me in a position to be accepted into those kinds of programs. Most of the programs I looked at require or prefer at least a bachelor's in a related field.

I may not ever make as much as you, but my aim is not to be upper-middle class or wealthy. My aim is to be financially secure and happy with what I'm doing for a living. I hate my current job because it's highly stressful; but, I feel great when I help save someone's life, property, or well-being. Law enforcement agencies in Texas are desperate for cadets, so I'm turning my focus on those after failing to get a job in the social service field.

When the job market returns to normal, employers will no longer want to hire the overqualified. The overqualified are more likely to find better opportunities and leave. In the meantime, even new nursing grads are having a hard time with getting hired and there is supposed to be a nursing shortage. 48% of new nursing grads can't find jobs within 18 months of graduating. Retirees have returned to labor force, people are delaying retirement, and hospitals are making experienced nurses work longer hours and handle more patients. This won't last forever.

My reason for getting a degree has nothing to do with elevating me necessarily, but instead just ensuring it doesn't eliminate me from future jobs.
And I can't figure out why your even on this forum. You come in these threads and just do nothing but throw hatred and act like your some big shot. Clep your 6 credits and move on.

This made my day. I'll be laughing at this for awhile.

So please save your comments of how knowledgeable in IT you are and take your grammatical corrections elsewhere.

I don't mind being corrected, although, it could have been done more tactfully. I spot spelling and grammatical errors all the time, but I don't bother with correcting people in public because it's rude. What irked me the most was the throwing of stones while living in a glass house. His post was filled with grammatical errors. Obviously, it doesn't take very good verbal skills in order to get a "real job" in the IT field. No offense is intended toward anyone in the IT field; he just presented himself as an example.