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re: Are Associates degrees useless these days?
Posted on 1/18/17 at 7:37 am to Tres7139
Posted on 1/18/17 at 7:37 am to Tres7139
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yeah, you're an idiot. I'm in my last semester of nursing school and i already had 3 job interviews in baton rouge where the job is mine once i graduate
Now ask yourself.. why is that?
There is a huge surplus of nurses to fill the available jobs.. but the quality of new hire nurses is fricking terrible. Turnover rate is exceptionally high because of in-house drama and absurd politics and people who can't multitask. And depending on your floor it can be emotionally draining.
Getting to know nursing students was a god damned mistake.. it's horrifying
the good ones should have been doctors and the bad ones strippersThis post was edited on 1/18/17 at 7:38 am
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Posted on 1/18/17 at 7:38 am to Bodhi Bodhisattva
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Really? Name 5 bachelors degrees besides engineering and nursing where you can basically graduate and have your pick of whichever job you want?
It's not so much a question about job availability in one's field for a bachelors. The problem is earning potential. There are plenty of jobs for someone with say only a biology degree, but most are survey or lab tech jobs that don't pay well.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 7:38 am to PorkSammich
If by everyone you mean less than a third that have a bachelor's degree and less than 40% that have an associate's or higher, then yes, every dumbass. 
Posted on 1/18/17 at 7:46 am to bmy
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Turnover rate is exceptionally high because of in-house drama and absurd politics and people who can't multitask.
And your more experienced nurses are getting burned out at the bedside because hospital administration keeps making them do more and more with less help nowadays so they leave for other non bedside nursing jobs, leaving the less experienced nurses on the floor with not as many experienced nurses there to properly guide them.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 7:46 am to Peregrine Laziosi
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Medical Coder Associate Degree
My wife just completed this because she would like some flexibility, and maybe work from home at some point. Hasn't been able to find a job yet, and is having trouble getting past the no experience part.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 7:48 am to bmy
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? the good ones should have been doctors and the bad ones strippers
Yet they all think they are doctors....
Posted on 1/18/17 at 7:54 am to Bodhi Bodhisattva
I have an associates and make over 100k a year in technology field. 
Posted on 1/18/17 at 7:55 am to Hawgeye
Construction management degrees... I know what they sound like but what are some jobs these degrees allow you to get? I've always done side work doing carpentry, electrical work, sheetrock, tile, etc and I've always thought about getting into building houses.. would get a degree in CM help me along that path?
Posted on 1/18/17 at 8:13 am to Bodhi Bodhisattva
quote:It is only relative to who you are competing with to get hired. If you are competing against high school graduates you have a leg up, if you are competing against 4 year degrees you don't.
Associates degrees must be completely useless relics at this point.
Nursing is still one profession, because of demand, that a 2-year degree can compete with a 4-year degree. But the nurse with 2-year degree will never get promoted without completing a BS degree.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 8:14 am to ElderTiger
Mid and upper management but there are a lot of good possibilities for everyone along the chain.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 8:26 am to Theboot32
More and more companies and firms are looking for that MAcc or MTax now though
Posted on 1/18/17 at 8:29 am to Bodhi Bodhisattva
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basically graduate and have your pick of whichever job you want?
Sounds like snowflake thinking of being able to get whatever job they want.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 8:33 am to Spaceman Spiff
Ehhh I had my pick of job and compensation letter 1 month before I crossed the stage. (BSEE) Electrical Engineering.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 8:38 am to Mr. Hangover
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Construction management degrees
CM degrees can lead to a multitude of career paths. LSU turns out CM grads that do anything from build houses to estimate to work in the field.
Some of the top grads lately have been being sharked by hospitals to do surgery scheduling at for profit hospitals.
The majority of grads get on at an entry level position with a contractor (i.e. field engineer/project engineer/ junior estimator) from there your career path takes you to either Project manager, Superintendent, or Estimator/Scheduler.
Many people choose to start their own business though, and the easiest/ lowest cost area to get into is homebuilding. Its a saturated market right now. especially if you want to stay in BR. however, if you are good at what you do then you should be fine
Posted on 1/18/17 at 8:40 am to Bodhi Bodhisattva
Education is never useless.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 8:44 am to baseballmind1212
Thanks... I'm in the Nola area fwiw
I've always wanted to dive into it but really never knew how to go about it
I've always wanted to dive into it but really never knew how to go about it
Posted on 1/18/17 at 8:50 am to Mr. Hangover
Your welcome. I'm not really familiar with the residential sector in NOLA. off the top of my head though i know that historic restoration and house Renovations are probably big down there.
With your experience you could probably get in housing renovation pretty easily but if you aren't a licensed contractor/tradesman you won't get paid as anything but a "helper". Your probably better off just advertising your handyman services. Unless, of course, you are trying to make a career change.
With your experience you could probably get in housing renovation pretty easily but if you aren't a licensed contractor/tradesman you won't get paid as anything but a "helper". Your probably better off just advertising your handyman services. Unless, of course, you are trying to make a career change.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 8:50 am to Spankum
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go for it, PP... I was in the exact same situation that you are in and went back to school....it is damn tough to go back as an atypical student, but worth every bit of it (as long as you finish)....
Thanks for the encouragement everyone. I am going in with a clear (and mature) head, looking forward to it and hope it allows me to more freely dictate my future. I saw someone post about design/CAD a page or so back. This is actually what led me to the program. I started looking into things that would interest me and that stood out.
There are no "dedicated" CAD/modeling courses around here, but the CM program has a few BIM/CAD classes thrown in.
ETA: I dont really have a direct plan to go into residential, but it stated that the program would prepare you to take the state GC exam, which seems pretty good to have either way. I will definitely go for that as soon as I am able to.
This post was edited on 1/18/17 at 8:52 am
Posted on 1/18/17 at 9:04 am to Spankum
What did you go back to school for and what are you doing now?? if you don't mind me asking...
Posted on 1/18/17 at 9:06 am to Bodhi Bodhisattva
Just remember, "I'm possible at Herzing..."
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