Career Decision in Environmental Technology???

Question

I am currentley attending college for electronical engineering tech degree but have started questioning my decision and started looking into environmental technology. I really do not know to much about the degree yet and was hoping somebody could give me some information about EnvT degree. Would it be a waste of my time to get an associate degree in environmental technology? What kind of jobs would I be able to get with that degree and how hard is it to get those jobs. Thanks for any help.

Answer 1

Environmental Technology is an interesting and challenging career. No way would it be a waste of time - with increasing environmental awareness, many large companies are employing environmental technicians/scientists to oversee the environmental aspects of their business. There is already a good demand for graduates, this is not going to decrease in the near future.
You need to go out and google for yourself, maybe do a phantom job search to see what is available and what kinds of duties you would do.

Answer 2

An associates degree in anything is not worth a whole lot in the real world. I'm not sure what electronical engineering is but I do know that electrical engineers do pretty well.

If you have the aptitude to become an engineer, many universities have environmental engineering programs. The work can be a bit tedious, at least I think so. I have worked in the env. business but on the remediation end, which can be dangerous. Site investigation work and regulatory compliance put me to sleep. I have also enjoyed doing hands on work.

Answer 3

An Associates degree is a two-year degree, and if it comes from an accredited college it can count towards a four-year degree at another college or university. Associates degrees are usually AA's (Associates of Arts), because two-year degrees usually are very basic and survey courses -- one usually doesn't have a declared major until the third and fourth years of a four-year degree.