would an associates degree in Computer Engineering Technology be useless?
I've been thinking about going back to school.
I dropped out awhile back when I realized a bachelor's degree in communications was going to put me in debt forever
A side note, for anyone actually interested, it turns out I'm still enrolled in the local community college from years backs. Here's a list of the programs the offer
Administrative Office Technology
Allied Health Programs
Art
Biology
Business Administration
Chemistry
Computer Studies
Coop Education & Career
Placement
Criminal Justice & Legal Studies
Dental Health Programs
Engineering & Technology
English
Foreign Languages & Cultures
Human Services
Library
Mathematics
Music
Nursing
Psychology
Physics
Rehabilitative Health Programs
Social Sciences
Of the above, I think the best paying fields would be:
Administrative Office Technology
Business administration
Computer studies
Engineering and technology
Obviously the following would be low paying or hard to find careers in:
Allied Health Programs- Don't know what this is, but sounds like you would be a nurse's assistant?
Art- Not viable
Biology- Only if you are willing to continue this at a university
Chemistry-same as Biology
Coop Education & Career- Guidance counselor?
Placement- Guidance counselor?
Criminal Justice & Legal Studies- ITT and Bryman are churning people out for this field. If this interests you just save your money and become a cop, or major in something else and become a cop.
Dental Health Programs- To be a dentists assistant? You won't get a DDS from a community college, that's for sure.
English- To be an English teacher?
Foreign Languages & Cultures- Diplomat?
Human Services-???
Library- Librarian?
Mathematics- Math teacher?
Music- Not unless you are gifted
Nursing- Too many already. People who work in hospitals get sick eventually and have to find work elsewhere. You'll get TB or Hep C or some shit.
Psychology- Why bother unless you're going to continue this at a university? You won't get an MD here
Physics- Unless you're getting at least a Master's don't bother or you'll wind up a high school science teacher.
Rehabilitative Health Programs- Rehab counselor?
Social Sciences- Soft science probably won't pay well unless you get a specialized degree.
Choose whatever you're interested in obviously. Study your ass off. Go to any and all campus presentations by recruiters and you can score a job that way without really job searching and before you even finish. Keep your gpa high too.
If you have a communications degree already, you might want to apply to the CIA. They usually visit tech schools to recruit for Telecommunications Information System Officers (TISO). It pays around 50k to start and it sounded really cool. You can apply off their website I believe. You would need to pass an extensive background check though; I have a buddy that failed that.