What are careers that only require an associate's degree?

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<p>I can’t afford a four year college, and I can’t take on loans.</p>

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<p>simple google search :)</p>

<p>[The</a> 10 Best Jobs with an Associate Degree - AllHealthcare.com](<a href=“Page Not Found | Monster.com”>Page Not Found | Monster.com)</p>

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<p>Registered Nurse is one career.</p>

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<p>At my community college, we have an excellent culinary school, nursing program, and a respiratory therapy program among others. All of them give you great skills and an associates degree.</p>

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<p>Be very careful with any of the medical 2 year programs, such as nuclear medicine and especially radiography (X-ray). The market is saturated and even those like my DH with 20 years experience is having trouble finding a full-time job after being laid off due to downsizing. Also be aware of “for profit” schools. Same education as public CC at mega times the cost.</p>

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<p>I would advise getting a 4 year degree from a state school. Many (if not most) middle class jobs use the BA/BS as a minimum requirement, even if the material for the BA/BS has nothing to do with the actual job. Thus, an associates will limit your employability outside of the specific field you studied in college. </p>

<p>Perhaps associates ==> work ==> BA/BS is a decent path, but I would advise against it because you’ll probably make more with a BA/BS than you will with just an associates. </p>

<p>Not having any money will make things difficult, but it might be affordable to go in-state for 2 years.</p>

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<p>Las Positas College has an EMT program.</p>

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<p>You can get a [Respiratory</a> Therapist degree](<a href=“http://www.independence.edu/healthcare/associates/respiratory-therapy]Respiratory”>http://www.independence.edu/healthcare/associates/respiratory-therapy). You just need an Associate’s degree in Respiratory Therapy and you’re good to go. Of course you can consider getting a Bachelor’s later on but you will be able to find a job with an Associate’s Degree as well. The demand for Respiratory Therapists is rapidly growing; by 2018, the demand would have increased by 21 % according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ([http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos321.htm](<a href=“http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos321.htm]http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos321.htm[/url]”>http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos321.htm)</a>)</p>

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<p>You cannot become an RN in only two years. Yes, a community college RN program takes two years, but the list of prerequisites is longer than your arm and will take another two years to complete.</p>

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<p>real estate agent. dont even need college. but two years then that may be a cool thing if you want to get into business. but time consuming career if ur up for it</p>

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<p>plumber, accountant, engineer</p>

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<p>You cannot become a certified accountant or a registered engineer in only two years. You can get a bookkeeping or engineering technologist Associate’s degree, which may make you employable as a bookkeeper or draftsman/manufacturer, but there is a big jump from there to accountant or engineer.</p>