<p>Someone I know got an associates degree in “business” from a for-profit school as a mature student, taking courses in Word, Excel and Powerpoint (!). She got "A"s and she did find a job as an administrative assistant but only lasted 6 months at it. Then she got admitted to a program run by Easter Seals to help mature students get placed in jobs, and they said that her “skills” were not at an acceptable level and sent her to a course to update her skills. And now she is stuck paying back a $30,000 loan for a useless degree. And she was so excited she was a “college graduate”. A really expensive mistake.</p>