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In today's rough economy if possible it is always ideal to pursue higher education. The more you know the more money you can make and the less time you'll have to work. But truth is pursuing higher education is receiving skills and information on an adult level to be prepared for an adult world. There are careers where a degree represents 3+ years experience. Life is a school and you never stop learning so you might as well pursue higher education in order to gain contacts, network and utilize different methods in the corporate world. You will also deal with diversified crowds on a daily basis and get a taste of every field with your elective courses. I will tell you this much when its all said and done you will always feel good at the end of the day that you used your brain to gain a degree by completing 100+ credits. I wish you the best on your journey.
Thank you comment icon Thank you, this is really helpful. Alan
Thank you comment icon I agree with Mr. Ernst's! Higher ed has is challenges but you will be in an environment that fosters being a lifelong learner. There are many organizations you can join now to build your connections, I would start with NASPA (https://www.naspa.org/) Chantel Batton-Utley
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Sarah’s Answer

It's definitely the way to go. These days advanced education can entail certificate courses (i.e. phlebotomy, certified medical assistant, paralegal, etc.), associate degrees, bachelor's, all the way to doctorate degrees. It's limitless. Getting started in college can afford you time to decide what you want to do if you take general education courses first. For instance, you may find in your intro to math class that you love working with numbers and it leads you to thinking about being an accountant. Doing any kind of higher education teaches so much about yourself and puts you in a course of self discovery as well as a place of learning social cues and friendships. Take some time to look up certificate programs, community colleges, and universities looking for programs that interest you. Who knows, while you're looking you may find something you never thought of before but that sounds interesting. I was premed until I heard about Respiratory Therapy. I had never heard of it before. But once I looked into it I fell in love with it and it actually allowed me be with patients and get to know them, and to have a big family, which is what I really wanted. Getting a higher education leads to more job opportunities and higher salaries. It's your best bet in today's world.
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Zachary’s Answer

What did you study previously? Also where are you working currently? What potentially is your end goal/ stepping stone in advancement to move closer to an end goal (i.e. movement into a position laterally to allow for greater/ faster/ easier upward growth) ?

Zachary recommends the following next steps:

Establish where you are?
Explore parts you like what you don't like
Establish qualities and areas of focus you are interested in to determine roughly what you'd like to end up doing?
Find someone is doing that and look at their educational background/ (Linkedin, Etc) / reach out to those people doesnt matter if you know them reach out
make the steps to either pursue it or put yourself in a position that will lead to end goal and work with the company to alleviate financial burden to get there
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