"Smart" Degree Options for Middle-Aged Non-Manager Type :)

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And that's a great point! And it's something I think to have a good think on.

MBA will always qualify you to teach in the BUSINESS department of a community college. The problem, is that the regular business degrees may only offer 1-2 HR courses, which means there is no full-time dedicated instructor. Those courses will be filled by business teachers (who may or may not have HR credentials) or a part time teacher brought in one semeter at a time.
The point of having the 18 is that you can teach for CCs that have HR concentrations for their business students. THESE programs have a large enough department that they'll hire a full-time faculty member. It pours gas on the fire to do it this way. You can get a regular MBA with no single 18 credit block and teach any business anywhere- but you're not a specialist, and you'll be beat out of specialist jobs by people who do have the 18.
EDIT TO ADD: even with a specialization in HR, as a CC business teacher, you may be expected to teach other subjects if the schedule requires it. They can, according to your contract, plug any holes they have in the schedule that term for the department. They'll have to use full timers first (because of faculty contract) and then they'll ask for adjuncts (non contract) if needed. You might have to teach marketing, intro to business, etc. My field is culinary, but I'd been assigned courses in culinary, baking, nutrition, purchasing, culinary math, etc.