Associates Degree Question

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Has anyone on the forum gone the Associates Degree route? I've noticed a far majority of the threads and comments are Bachelors Degree related, and I understand why. Unfortunately, I'm the type of person that needs to have near term milestones or I'll lose motivation. A Bachelors Degree is my end goal, but I thought if I could break this down and get an Associates and then focus on the Bachelors it might be more of an incentive for me. Thinking a business related degree from maybe Excelsior or Thomas Edison State University. Anyone have thoughts, suggestions, or lessons learned?

I work in the Healthcare field and there are lots of people who earn Associates degrees as a first qualification in order to get an entry level job.  They may continue on from there with more advanced degrees but that AA/AS degree gets them a "foot in the door" job.  Hospitals generally have generous professional education policies and so once you're employed you can get them to pay for a large percentage of your additional education.  I think Associates degrees can be very useful in that regard.