08-20-2012, 05:42 PM
This is all very interesting to me. I must admit, I never considered getting an Associate's degree of any type, in any field, until I found this board. Based on the information I found here I decided to pick up an AAS in Environmental, Safety and Security Technologies along with my BALS.
Why? Simple. It took no additional money (unless you want to consider the additional graduation fee) and no additional classes, and it gave me a degree that has some amount of specialization to it. At this point in my life I really don't expect that my work life will change because I have EITHER degree, but then, who knows what the future holds? At least I'll have a degree that sounds as if I'm qualified to do something besides make cocktail party conversation on a wide variety of topics! (Hey, I'm not knocking a Liberal Studies degree--I'm getting one myself! This is a long-standing joke with some friends of mine and I who are all relatively accomplished and all have--or are about to complete--Liberal Arts or Liberal Studies degrees.)
Why? Simple. It took no additional money (unless you want to consider the additional graduation fee) and no additional classes, and it gave me a degree that has some amount of specialization to it. At this point in my life I really don't expect that my work life will change because I have EITHER degree, but then, who knows what the future holds? At least I'll have a degree that sounds as if I'm qualified to do something besides make cocktail party conversation on a wide variety of topics! (Hey, I'm not knocking a Liberal Studies degree--I'm getting one myself! This is a long-standing joke with some friends of mine and I who are all relatively accomplished and all have--or are about to complete--Liberal Arts or Liberal Studies degrees.)
Ann in Baton Rouge
BALS--Thomas Edison State College
December 2012
BALS--Thomas Edison State College
December 2012
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