I’m been thinking a lot about my future lately and I’ve come to the conclusion that I’ve had it with blue collar work. I want more out of life than living paycheck to paycheck. For sometime now, I’ve been hearing that college degrees are worthless nowadays so thought about getting Comptia certifications (A+ and then Sec+) and working remotely. But then I thought about if AI will make those certifications obsolete. I know that “AI taking jobs” is a bit of sensationalist reporting but I do have legitimate concerns. I then thought about going back to college for “advance” careers like computer science and/or electrical engineering; more specifically, a bachelor’s degree.
What I want to know is this: would returning to college, especially for a tech-oriented degree, or will it be a waste of time and money? Should I pursue an alternative like certs? Thanks in advance.
depends on which degree, psych,studies, arts,physics and some stems are pratically worthless outside of earning a grad degree(either MS or PHD), and then you have to compete for FACULTY positions with said grad degrees. which would require significant amount financial investment and time on your hands. assuming u dint f’up your gpa by entering a CC that decides to make thier courses like ivy leagues.
biology, unless your planning going into health, dont bother otherwise as biotech isnt very easily accessible to entry level as one might think(theres whole of can of worms as to why, gatekeeping, signicant experience, and generally outsourcing). health as in mostly nursing, PTherapy,etc.
Doctor i would say its iffy, because it so competitive and expensive it should be in its own category. so much people in my cc believe they want to become an MD, only for reality to set in once they barely pass general chem or OChem, then switch to a different field, wasted a sht ton of time like years on a MD PATH. if you not getting mostly A in your pre-med science course, i wouldnt bother with med school. especially the core ones chemistry, biology, and then ochem and biochem, plus all the health courses you are taking. since your going into tech, you would have more options.