Deciding between AA and BS degree

College Search & Selection
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<p>Its an MRI program, fully accredited by the Joint Review Committee of Education in Radiologic Technology for 8 years</p>

<p>My question is:</p>

<p>Theres an MRI program that offers a 2 year degree which is also accredited, however that program has a possible 1-2 year waiting list after my general requiremtns</p>

<p>I figure I could go for a bachelors instead of waiting around at some minimum wage job you know? The school is Cal State Uni, Northridge.</p>

<p>What do you think? Thanks, I may have left some details out so just ask if you want to know anything</p>

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<p>Are you saying that after you complete your AA degree so you qualify for admission to the MRI program you may have to wait 1-2 years to get into it? And if so, should you continue to your BA degree or work instead?</p>

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<p>Yes exactly, instead of waiting the 2 years at the community college I could work toward my bachelors</p>

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<p>bump for some advice</p>

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<p>You will never regret getting your bachelors. You have picked a great field which according to the bls is currently in high demand and growing. </p>

<p>My only concern is that with ever growing technology, one day you might find a tech doing the job that you are currently doing and you will have stiff competition for a supervisory role of those techs (dont think it cant happen in 10 or 15 years… just ask a Dr. of Audiology)</p>

<p>With the bachelors you can easily switch careers with a little additional training, also you will be more promotable and a better candidate for a supervisory position.</p>

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<p>agree with the previous poster. As someone who isn’t even 20 yet it may be hard to imagine your life when you’re 35 or 45, but those days will come :wink: And for many managerial jobs a Bachelor’s degree is a prerequisite. Not saying it makes sense but often HR of large companies puts rules into place like that, and one trend that seems likely is for health care to be delivered more and more by large companies as hospitals and doctors practices merge. Spend some time surfing this link, for example, and you’ll see many of the management jobs require a BA: <a href=“http://kaiserpermanentejobs.org/default.aspx[/url]”>http://kaiserpermanentejobs.org/default.aspx&lt;/a&gt; And as you can see, a good area to get that BA in is some aspect of business.</p>

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<p>Thanks, I appreciate the advice</p>

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<p>I third the advice above. I’m in my early 40s. My husband has an AA. Not only can’t he advance in his field because he doesn’t have a Bachelor, but he can’t find a lateral position with a better company because his earnings have hit a ceiling. All the companies out there want to start folks at lower wages.</p>