No previous college and wanting a Marketing degree

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Side note: I've been trying to explain the legitimacy of these various paths to online degrees to my older sisters. They both went the traditional route years ago, one of them $60k in debt for, what I will accurately call, a 4 year degree - only to end up in a career that wasn't very lucrative, and she left the field altogether. And I still can't convince her that I can earn a real degree without massive debt. I have no support or encouragement where I'm from. So I'm very thankful for all the info and resources here. This is a great community!

Honestly, if your siblings don't believe - spend exactly ZERO minutes trying to talk to them about this.  Any time wasted in that effort will detract from time spent doing useful things like getting a degree.

Don't get distracted by things outside of your control.  Don't try to convince anyone of anything.  Just move forward and get'er done.