Least amount of schooling for highest pay off
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I think a simple answer might be for you to just go out and look for a new job in any field or maybe in something that relates to your degree -- I don't know what you know how to do but try to secure a higher paying job and then you can figure out the rest. Maybe you can get on a law firm as a receptionist or a legal secretary and then maybe they will help you with tuition costs. Or maybe you can get on at a hospital as an orderly or in a clerical position or customer service, billing, etc. and then they might have some type of tuition reimbursement. Try Wegmans, I know a few folks that work full time, albeit the weekends, and they make a liveable amount.
Go back to your community college and see their career counseling center and see what they suggest. |
Anonymous
| Sell a kidney |
Anonymous
| Two year IT program. ITT Tech or some such. |
Anonymous
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A degree in Nursing (RN) is no cake walk. In addition to the nursing courses, you need Anatomy and Physiology (2 courses), Microbiology, and Chemistry, and those courses have prerequisites. Additionally, the Med/Surg nursing course has a high flunk out rate with many students retaking it.
OP, please don't take away from some of these posts that nursing is this easy breezy program. A rewarding career requiring serious coursework. Look into the surgical technology programs at community colleges. Some offer certificate programs but you will still need anatomy and physiology but only one course. |
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| Dental hygienist? Court reporter? |
Anonymous
| A child life specialist? And then work towards a direct entry masters in nursing later on if you really wanted to. |
Anonymous
| Physical Therapy Assist or Occupational Therapy Assist. I have a friend who studied OTA at a comm college and is doing well for herself as a single mother. Two year program and a bit competitive. |
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Dental hygienist. I know people in other areas--I think it was a two year or less degree and they make good money. But--the dental model in those areas is to hire lots of hygienists with just one or two dentists. Have noticed my dentists here do not hire as many--would check with your dentist and hygienists (or post on the web) to see what the local job market is like.
Paralegal, if you already have a bachelors degree. Teacher, if you already have a bachelors degree. If you can take it. Have a friend who went back and became certified in less than two years, but it is a lot of work for not much payback at times. |
Anonymous
| Hair stylist, cosmetology--if you have a knack for it. Friend who was a teacher could make more money as a stylist, so she switched back to her pre-teacher career. Sometimes community colleges have programs, don't have to go to Aveda. |
Anonymous
| max out core classes at local community college to transfer into top computer science school. take summer courses and full course load to complete a bs cs in 1.5 years. accept the 100-150k salary job at google/facebook/microsoft. |
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| Medical billing coder |
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| I read an article in the Sunday NYT that a certain hairstylist in NYC charged $500+ per haircut. That is great ROI since hairstyling school is usually just a year. |
Anonymous
Yes but you have to be GOOD at styling hair. Only the exceptional will make $500 in NYC...surely you realzie that? |