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The Associate Degree's extra earning power dovetails with what is now a three-tiered earning hierarchy in many professional fields. In this model, different levels of education are required to perform jobs with different levels of specialization. Within almost any career field, job seekers will find jobs requiring a multi-year graduate degree, a four-year Bachelors degree, or in many cases just two years of specialized training culminating in an Associate Degree.
The medical or health-care field is just one of many excellent examples. Top earners in this field medical researchers and doctors, for example all must complete more than four years of college or university work. Those holding second tier jobs in the medical or health-care field a chiropractor or health services manager, for example must have a four-year university degree. But those who invest just two years to earn their Associate Degree will also find an ample supply of well-paid third level job opportunities in the medical and health-care job market. Job examples include medical records technician, medical laboratory technician or radiologic technologist.
While health care illustrates the many job opportunities open to the holder of an Associate Degree, it is by no means the only career field where degree holders should expect to earn better-than-average salaries. Depending on the kind of degree they earn there are two general types of Associate Degree with specific degrees ranging from the Associate in Technology degree to the Associate in General Studies degree grads can find jobs in many high-paying professions. Job titles may include medical laboratory technician, surveyor, heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration technician, commercial artist or physical therapy assistant.
Besides the chance for a real career path with a high-paid job, there are excellent secondary grounds for considering an Associate Degree. As a rule, high school grads can earn their degree within easy driving distance from home at a nearby community college, junior college or technical school. In addition to saving on living expenses, they also reap the benefits of the traditionally lower tuition costs associated with community colleges or local technical schools.
For those who want to work full-time and complete their Associate Degree part-time, online learning may be an option worthy of a closer look especially for adults still holding a full-time job. A significant number of the America's top online universities offer two-year degree programs along with their conventional four-year courses of study. One place to begin researching this option is the nations biggest online university, the University of Phoenix Online. The University of Phoenix Online offers a number of Associate Degree programs through its sister university, Axia College of University of Phoenix. Take a look at the resource box at the end of this article for links to websites that will help you find more information about this topic.
Category: Reference and EducationWhat's An Associate Degree Really Worth? was written by:Author:Matthew PaoliniAdded: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:38:46 -0500 This Article Has Been Read 1709 times View all Matthew Paolini's articlesAbout the Author: Follow the opt-in process described above, from squeeze page to pre-sell page to sales page, by visiting http://acs.homebiz2000.com. Don't forget to opt-in to see how the autoresponder series is used to refer subscribers back to the pre-sell page over and over. Of course, there's a revealing - and valuable - free gift at the end of the series for all those who subscribe at http://acs.homebiz2000.com |
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