I’m 28, almost 29. I went to college right after high school as an expectation of my parents but didn’t know exactly what I wanted to study so I picked something that mildly interested me at the time from a local community college. At the time, I felt like paying for a community college without debt was better than paying thousands for a university to study some obscure major. Near the end of college though, I realized I was no longer interested in my major but just got my associates degree anyway in that field and graduated without any debt.
Fast forward almost 10 years later, and I found a job in a career that I love in a completely different field than my degree. I just started it though and am at the bottom of the “food chain” with not much prospects to make more money or move up any time soon as management seems pretty content where they are and I have not built a solid resume in this field yet. The job I’m working also is the equivalent to a “get-your-foot-in-the-door” position in this field (NOT the field\*\* but think of it like serving at Applebees when you want to become a restaurant owner someday). The place I work pays for college degrees (bachelors/masters/etc) though and I’m torn if I should go back to school. I feel strongly that jobs have not taken me seriously over the years because all I have is an associates degree.
I feel like I should take advantage of the opportunity to earn a completely **FREE** bachelors degree but they only offer certain majors- none of which interest me, or are related to my current field. I have plenty of time to take on a full time course load (thanks to my job’s flexible schedule) but I’m not sure what to do. Any advice? Should I suck it up and just pick another random major or should I just hope I can work my way up in my current job?
\- I also want to note that if I go back to school, I have to stay with this company until I graduate or else the rest of the tuition falls onto me (obviously), something I would not be able to do financially