Exhausted Pell Grant, any alternatives

fiftyfifty1
Wed, 20 Sep 2023 11:50:18 +0000

Congrats on your plans to go back to school. Is your associates in general studies or in something specific? I agree with @oldmom4896, that sometimes the best tactic is to finish the bachelors going for the degree that will be easiest to finish given the credits you already have without worrying about the major.

For example I know somebody who finished up her bachelors in psychology. She wasn’t sure what she would do with it, but she had more credits in that direction. Then she got a job working to provide in-home behavior therapy for children with autism. Her employer is now paying for her to get a Masters (she chose an online program) in something to do with autism. The Masters will qualify her for management/leadership role and a big raise. She has a heart for low income parents and kids, so has always volunteered to be the one to take cases when the kid is living with his mom in a homeless shelter, domestic violence shelter, low income housing, or with parents who are also being treated for substance use disorders. So anyway, this exact career is not something she would have predicted, but it is in line with what she values.

Another person I know had a 2 year technical associates from years before. In culinary arts I think. She ended up completing a bachelors (again online) in Career and Technical Education, and they were super flexible in granting her credits. Now she has a job in a prison teaching women culinary skills so they have work skills when they get released. It’s a pretty good job with decent pay, benefits etc.