I still haven't decided what I'm going to do about my next degree. The only thing I've decided for certain is that I will, indeed, continue on and earn my bachelor's degree. In fact, who knows? I may even go further and pick up a master's degree as well. Yes, yes, I know, I need to worry about finishing the one I'm working on first, then start thinking about the next one. But I'm thinking about the next step more and more, because I'm getting close to finishing my associate degree at St. Petersburg College, in fact the statistics class I'm now taking at the University of Florida should be all that I need to earn that first degree. That's assuming that I haven't overlooked some other requirement other than this one class that I will need to finish up the AA from SPC.
Anyhow, I'm looking into a lot of different ways to go. I am considering colleges that offer degree completion programs, which would mean I could simply accumulate the necessary credits at any number of schools across the country, which will allow me to take my courses cafeteria style and pick and choose the individual classes I want to take from any fully accredited institution. Naturally, that would allow me to keep my costs down by letting me seek out the lowest cost schools for the courses I need to complete.
Also, as I was surfing around the internet a bit and doing a little research on what I'm going to do after I earn my associate degree, I stumbled on this little bit of interesting news that is close to home for me:
Florida Association of Community Colleges Joins Capella University's Education Partnership Program
http://www.prweb.com/releases/capella/facc/prweb656483.htm
The Florida Association of Community Colleges is the professional association for Florida's 28 public community colleges, their boards, employees, retirees, and associates. FACC members can take advantage of some special opportunities at Capella University. That's really interesting news for FACC members, and a great partnership for Capella.
See? It pays to do a little research.