Does 2 associate degrees look better than 1 Bachelor's degree to an employer?

Question

Especially when the 2 associate degrees are somewhat related. 1 in electronics and the second in IT-Networking. If it does not look better. Do you think it would suffice if an employer was looking for someone with a bachelor's degree?

Answer 1

In general Empolyers will look at someone who does not meet degree requirements only if they have significant documented work experience. An employer might look at someone with only an associates degree if they had four years of experience already at the level of the job, where they would hire someone for the position with just a bachelors degree and no work experience.

Especially in your field there is a huge difference between an associates in electronics and a bachelors degree in electrical engineering. Much of this has to do with mathematical background and courses in communication theory and mathematical methods of circuit analysis such as Laplace Transforms and Fourier Transforms.

Not sure where you are getting your educational advice, but these people are setting you up for a dead end and limited career growth. Of course if you can't do the math and don't want to work as hard as you would have to to get a Bachelors Degree then you may be on the path that is best for you.

Answer 2

Associate's degrees and "degrees" acquired online are worthless and often make you look worse to employers. You should go to grad school because a second Bachelor's, even at a normal school, won't help you at all.

Answer 3

I don't think so-- even though someone has two associate's degrees, the amount of coursework and intensity of receiving each degree is less than that needed to earn a bachelor's degree. Likewise, if someone has two BA/BSs, it's not the same as having one MA/MS. Employers are pretty strict about their hiring practices, so I'm not sure they'd budge on employee qualifications.

Answer 4

no, there are many positions you will have to have a Bachelors degree to get the job.