What you say is a load of bull. I don't EVEN HAVE my Associates of Applied Science in Graphic Design yet and I have had job offers STARTING at $25,000 a year. My old man has an Associates of Aviation Electronics he got while in the Air Force. Upon retirement he had his pick of the lot for jobs. He now makes $60,000 A YEAR!!! with just an Associates! He could have worked for an airline as a technician but turned it down because of the up-down economy of the airline industry. So don't tell me that a trade school is worthless. People with Microsoft certification make lots of money. And all of my relatives who started out with an associates degree in the hospital industry were never hurting for jobs as they worked as Nursing Assistants along the way while trying for their RN degree. A Bachelors may be required for some degrees, like Journalism, but in many fields you are overqualified.