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Taycat wrote on 2012-10-30 18:14
Just a small debate I'm curious about.
Which do you think is better? An AAS or a Bachelor's Degree?
Links to respective Wiki articles below:
Associate's Degree
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[SIZE="1"]Please be kind a fair and no flaming towards each other. This is not a thread to attack each other based on opinions.[/SIZE]
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RealityBreak wrote on 2012-10-30 18:19
Bachelor's; it's way more legit. Nobody hires people with an AAS.
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Sebbies wrote on 2012-10-30 18:47
I think it varies depending on the career you're looking at. In terms of salary someone with a Bachelor's will generally earn more than someone with an Associate's, but again the career is a big factor.
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Taycat wrote on 2012-10-30 18:49
I've read around and have seen that nowadays a Bachelor's is just a piece of paper and that it does not provide the necessary skills that an AAS can offer.
Thoughts?
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EndlessDreams wrote on 2012-10-30 18:56
Quote from Mythical Detective Loki;972379:
I've read around and have seen that nowadays a Bachelor's is just a piece of paper and that it does not provide the necessary skills that an AAS can offer.
Thoughts?
Both are just a piece of paper and does not provide the "necessary" skills that post-school learning like actual job experience can offer.
Bachelor's degree is also better because you can move up to graduate school to get Masters or Ph. D or some kind of professional school. Not sure if you can do that with just an AAS.
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Taycat wrote on 2012-10-30 19:09
Quote from EndlessDreams;972388:
Both are just a piece of paper and does not provide the "necessary" skills that post-school learning like actual job experience can offer.
Bachelor's degree is also better because you can move up to graduate school to get Masters or Ph. D or some kind of professional school. Not sure if you can do that with just an AAS.
Well according to the link I provided, some of the highest paying skills can be obtained with an AAS. Dental hygienists, registered nurses, medical transcriptionists and licensed practical nurses, are only a few. From what I've learned even further, an AAS is more or less helping you towards getting a Bachelor's.
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Knightmehre wrote on 2012-10-30 19:44
Depends how soon you want to start working and how much you value your education.
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BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2012-10-30 19:49
Quote from Mythical Detective Loki;972395:
Well according to the link I provided, some of the highest paying skills can be obtained with an AAS. Dental hygienists, registered nurses, medical transcriptionists and licensed practical nurses, are only a few. From what I've learned even further, an AAS is more or less helping you towards getting a Bachelor's.
those jobs arent really complicated
just manual labor
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Taycat wrote on 2012-10-30 19:49
Quote from Knightmehre;972427:
Depends how soon you want to start working and how much you value your education.
But you can also study while working too?
Well yeah, I'm referring to more manual jobs and not ones that you can easily sit around and do nothing.
Though Human Resource Management falls under AAS somehow.
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EndlessDreams wrote on 2012-10-30 19:58
Quote from Mythical Detective Loki;972432:
But you can also study while working too?
You can do that even without a degree. (Or even with a degree)
A bachelor's degree can get you into professional school that has even higher pay like an actual dentist, doctor, and etc.
Although, some of the richest people in the world has no college education/degree at all.
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BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2012-10-30 20:00
Quote from EndlessDreams;972438:
You can do that even without a degree. (Or even with a degree)
A bachelor's degree can get you into professional school that has even higher pay like an actual dentist, doctor, and etc.
Although, some of the richest people in the world has no college education/degree at all.
thats because they had opportunities and the money to startup a company
however, the people who made websites and then sold them don't count
a
successful business lasts for decades.
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RealityBreak wrote on 2012-10-30 20:08
Quote from EndlessDreams;972438:
Although, some of the richest people in the world have no college education/degree at all.
No degree maybe, but you're absolutely fked without an education (unless you lived in before the 16th century and could just pwn people with your armies, or use your natural wit).
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Taycat wrote on 2012-10-30 20:11
Quote from EndlessDreams;972438:
Although, some of the richest people in the world has no college education/degree at all.
Only 30 of the richest people in the world are college dropouts.
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Enhalo wrote on 2012-10-30 20:12
I guess it depends what you constitute as better.
If by better you mean better qualifications, then a Bachelor's degree wins hands down, no question.
If you're talking about better skills for a given industry, then the water gets murky. Yes, a Bachelor's degree shows that you have a high aptitude for learning but an AA degree can provide experience with the technical and practical skills a given industry desires.
In the end, it comes down to your likability factor and connections that'll get you a job but this has nothing to do with the debate at hand.
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Cynic wrote on 2012-10-30 21:45
My Mom thought an Associates would be good enough to get her a good paying job for now, especially with her wide range of experience. But nope. In this economy need a Bachelors to get a good paying job regardless of what it is.
An Associates is nice to start with, but otherwise there really is no reason not to get a Bachelors instead.