05-08-2013, 11:08 PM
I've been reading over forum posts and the wiki and I think I have the basics of all this down but I'm still really unsure about which of the big three to go with and next steps. I'm hoping that if I explain my situation and goals that someone will be kind enough to point me in the right direction. I am nearly 32 years old with 57 credit hours earned from 3 different community colleges. I have a great paying job as a Project Manager for a large billion dollar software company. This summer I plan on earning my PMP (Project Management Professional) certificate from PMI (Project Management Institute). I have been very lucky to have done as well as I have done in my career without having any degree but I fear that one day the lack of a degree will hold me back. I've been working in IT at corporations since I was 17 so I'm really not concerned with gaining knowledge from a degree so much as I'm simply concerned with getting the degree for my resume (cya).
I interested both in an associates degree and bachelors. Because I have 57 credits I'd like to think I'm pretty close to an Associates degree which, while not a bachelors, would be something to put on my resume where I currently have nothing. I am trying to determine the best path forward both to potentially get an associates degree as well as ultimately getting a bachelors. Given that I have a career with over a decade of professional experience I don't think the actual specific degree matters very much at this point, more just that I have one. Ideally I'm thinking a degree in Business Administration but I'm open to other degrees if I can earn them with less time/money/effort. I may want to go for an MBA at some point so that is a consideration.
I am really unsure of which step to take next and I would appreciate any advice from the experts here on degree forum. I'm going to post my transcript of classes in case anyone would be kind enough to review them and make a suggestion for me. I should also mention that although I've got a good job I'm also a single income father of 4, with a daughter only a few years from college herself, so I'm looking for an affordable option as well. Thank you in advance!
Community College 2001
Eng 101 College Comp - 3 Credits
HST 101 Amer History 1 - 3 Credits
BUS 104 Intro to Bus Admin - 3 Credits
PSY 200 Gen Psychology - 3 Credits
Community College 2002
Eco 151 Prin of Econ 1 (macro) - 3 Credits
PHL 101 Intro to Philosophy - 3 Credits
PSC 101 Into to American Politics - 3 Credits
BIO 113 Modern Aspects of Biology (Lec) - 3 Credits
IS 103 Info Systems for Business - 3 Credits
Eco 152 Prin of Econ 2 (micro) - 3 Credits
Community College 2003
ACC 100 Applied Accounting - 3 Credits
GEG 100 Regional Geo Eastrn Wrld - 3 Credits
MTH 030 Elementary Algebra - 3 Credits
Community College 2004
MTH 140 Intermediate Algebra - 3 Credits
IS 251 Intro to Java - 3 Credits
Community College 2006
ENG 102 College Comp 2 - 3 Credits
Community College 2007
MKT 203 Principals of Marketing - 3 Credits
Community College 2013
PHIL 1156 Logic and Critical Thinking - 3 Credits
HPE 105 Personal Hyg & Community Health - 3 Credits
57 Credits Total
I interested both in an associates degree and bachelors. Because I have 57 credits I'd like to think I'm pretty close to an Associates degree which, while not a bachelors, would be something to put on my resume where I currently have nothing. I am trying to determine the best path forward both to potentially get an associates degree as well as ultimately getting a bachelors. Given that I have a career with over a decade of professional experience I don't think the actual specific degree matters very much at this point, more just that I have one. Ideally I'm thinking a degree in Business Administration but I'm open to other degrees if I can earn them with less time/money/effort. I may want to go for an MBA at some point so that is a consideration.
I am really unsure of which step to take next and I would appreciate any advice from the experts here on degree forum. I'm going to post my transcript of classes in case anyone would be kind enough to review them and make a suggestion for me. I should also mention that although I've got a good job I'm also a single income father of 4, with a daughter only a few years from college herself, so I'm looking for an affordable option as well. Thank you in advance!
Community College 2001
Eng 101 College Comp - 3 Credits
HST 101 Amer History 1 - 3 Credits
BUS 104 Intro to Bus Admin - 3 Credits
PSY 200 Gen Psychology - 3 Credits
Community College 2002
Eco 151 Prin of Econ 1 (macro) - 3 Credits
PHL 101 Intro to Philosophy - 3 Credits
PSC 101 Into to American Politics - 3 Credits
BIO 113 Modern Aspects of Biology (Lec) - 3 Credits
IS 103 Info Systems for Business - 3 Credits
Eco 152 Prin of Econ 2 (micro) - 3 Credits
Community College 2003
ACC 100 Applied Accounting - 3 Credits
GEG 100 Regional Geo Eastrn Wrld - 3 Credits
MTH 030 Elementary Algebra - 3 Credits
Community College 2004
MTH 140 Intermediate Algebra - 3 Credits
IS 251 Intro to Java - 3 Credits
Community College 2006
ENG 102 College Comp 2 - 3 Credits
Community College 2007
MKT 203 Principals of Marketing - 3 Credits
Community College 2013
PHIL 1156 Logic and Critical Thinking - 3 Credits
HPE 105 Personal Hyg & Community Health - 3 Credits
57 Credits Total