Advice please

[burbuja0512]

I used to feel strong against getting an associates degree, but I have changed my opinion. I now say that if you're going to get your bachelor's within a year or less through testing, an associates is probably not needed, unless you have immediate, specific needs at your job.

I do think that the younger you are, or the less job experience you have, the more benefit you would see from an associates. For example, my DS's goal is to have his AA before or by the time his peers graduate from high school and then move on to a B&M college. He's also hoping to be a certified pharmacy tech by then as well. His idea is that the combination of an AA plus pharmacy tech certificate, on top of all the volunteer work he's doing at the hospital, will enable him to start off with one of the better paying tech jobs (they range from around 12-16 dollars in my city) to support him through college and eventually pharmacy school. I think the AA will definitely set him apart from the other techs who often don't have any college degree.

DH also is looking at an associates. He doesn't like studying and is not enjoying testing like I have. He doesn't know if he has what it takes to complete a full bachelors degree and would rather have something than nothing at all. No it won't help him at all in his career as he's already managed to work his way past the point where an associates would matter, but it would be a nice personal achievement for him and a good motivator to keep on moving.