Education – How valuable is a college degree? Part 4, The Conclusion

January 24, 2014 · by huntmode | in Commentary - Modern Times, COPD, Musings | tagged CLEP, college, college degree, DANTES, education, emergency management, Merit, Pubic Service | 19 Comments

Part 1 is here; Part 2 is here; and Part 3 is here. My nephew and I began at the same time. He chose the University of Washington for his Bachelor degree. At the end, it cost him $40,000 and four years. I began in March 2006 and was done by November 2006, while working […]

Education – How valuable is a college degree? Part 3

January 23, 2014 · by huntmode | in Commentary - Modern Times, Musings | tagged CLEP, college, college degree, DANTES, education, emergency management, Merit, Pubic Service | 11 Comments

Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here. It took me 14 months to realize the only way to become one was to be a secretary admin for seven years and work my way up through program assistant or go back to school and get my Bachelor degree. It did not matter what the […]

Education – How valuable is a college degree?

January 21, 2014 · by huntmode | in Commentary - Modern Times, Musings | tagged CLEP, college, college degree, DANTES, education, Merit, Pubic Service | 22 Comments

My friend, Bill Hamilton of Dealing with COPD, wrote a post regarding his school days, which hits a nerve with me. I am passionate now about getting a college degree if you want one, especially if you’re older and feel like you should have done so or if you just want one. I was 50 […]