Perhaps this is rude....

[theonlyski]

So how about guys like me, who work dead end, slightly higher than minimum wage jobs? Will a degree from TESU (In progress) open a great amount of opportunities for me, without having prior experience or X amount of time at a company?

Well, that depends. What kind of work do you want to do?

Experience is more likely to get you a job in the information technology world than a wet-ink CIS degree (I am not saying it doesn't happen though).

A CPA job may weigh a degree more heavily. An auto mechanic job probably would lean more towards experience.