Cheap, Accredited Online Degrees... Where are the windfalls?

[rowan555]

I definitely agree with getting an RA degree whenever possible. At the same time, my younger son is about to begin working on an NA associates degree. This is my kid who is just not academically inclined, and if it was up to him he'd have just gotten his GED and been done with school forever. My compromise with him was for him to agree to attend Ashworth in what would be his senior HS year - this upcoming year - and when he turns 18 he'll have an associates degree in criminal justice, and he can do what he wants at that point. The chance of him ever wanting to go get an RA bachelors degree are slim to none, so the limitations are not a concern. Being very familiar with the process of getting an online RA degree, since my 18 year old just did so, I know it's not in my younger son's wheelhouse. He just won't put in the work. for around $3,000 he can get an associates degree which at least might help him get his foot in the door for better jobs than he'd be eligible for without it. And should he find it fairly doable and want to continue for his bachelors at Ashworth, I'm happy to support him with that. I am well aware the degree doesn't hold much weight and that there will be positions for which he wouldn't even be considered with that degree. But when it's literally that, or nothing, I'll take that. And if he decided to do some sort of career program and go into a completely unrelated field, it's not like having the degree will hurt, nor will he have wasted time on it since he'll have it by the time he'd have graduated college.