Pierpont BOG AAS Update (Re: Transcripts)

[ctcarl]

I can't quite tell whether all the "what is the point of having this" posts are meant to be rhetorical or not.

I don't want to argue about it, but in the event that the questions are sincere, I'll respond.

I helped a relative with a BOG AAS plan.  This is an individual with an an IEP since the age of three, whose disabilities are immediately apparent to any prospective employer.  I'll give you all a scenario that sums up the reason for her pursuit of the BOG AAS:

HR Manager:  "What about that last applicant?"

Department Manager:  "Eh, I don't know.  Do you think she can really [insert basic task or tasks here]?"

HR Manager:  "Well, she graduated high school."

Department Manager:  [snorts]  "We both know that doesn't mean anything.  Everybody gets a high school diploma.  With special needs kids, they hand them out like consolation prizes."

HR Manager: [flips page]: "Oh, wait a minute...she's been to community college.  She's got an Associates."

Department Manager:  "Really?"

HR Manager:  "Looks like it, yeah."

Department Manager: "Huh.  She must have something on the ball.  College is a different story, they don't just hand out degrees.  Let's look at her again."

After helping her through that process, I applied as well, for very different reasons.  Prior to my current field, I had years of employment in IT, and as a result, I'm the go-to "computer guy" every place I've worked since.  I'd never earned a degree in that field, and I don't have anything to show for it.  Because of some kind of glitch at EC, I never got credit towards my BSLA for any of my TEEX courses, and I took a lot of them...enough for a BOG AAS with an AOE in IT.  So I thought it would be nice to have something to show for my years in IT.   Thanks to my EC BSLA, I'm up for promotion, and although it hasn't happened yet, I've been bracing myself for an interviewer to say something like, "Well, I doubt your IT experience would be an asset in this job.  Isn't it all over a decade old?"  This way, I can say, "Yes it is.  But over the COVID-19 shutdown, I wanted to refresh my IT knowledge, so I earned an Associates in that field."

Again, I'm not looking to start an argument.  I'm satisfied that the BOG AAS represents a remarkable opportunity for some people.  Nobody else is being forced into it.