HR/hiring peeps

[Montehall]

as far as selection of prospective employees go... foes the actual subject of the bachelors degree matter as much as the fact that they have one?

[Sea Six]

Depends on the position.

Good luck getting that engineering position with that degree in 18th Century French Literature.

[Montehall]

I'm looking into a BS.
I have an AS in Electronics, and I'm an Electronics Technician in the Coast Guard.

I'm not certain what my plan is when I retire, but I can only assume I'm going to work somewhere else.

I'm not really interested in the engineering aspect of the electronics field. Howver, I did find a progrma that really interests me in Space Studies...

[Thunder22]

It absolutely matters. If I'm hiring a server/storage engineer and their degree is in "women's studies", they're not getting a look unless they have significant work experience.

Where the degree concentration won't matter as much, is if 2 people apply for a job with similar work experience and one has a degree (any degree) vs someone that doesn't.

For me the decision process is:

Degree in subject matter>tangential degree in subject matter>4 year degree in other area>no degree.

With any hiring process, specific work experience has to be taken into account as well.

[ConstantChange]

It matters where I work. Everyone either has a Computer Science or Management Information Systems degree. Unless you have a ton of related experience, you're unlikely to get an interview with another unrelated degree.

[VITE1]

A BS in Electrical engineering will get you a job and keep you employed. But you will have issues moving up the food chain due to your age.

I strongly suggest you go ahead with BS and work on an MBA as well. Then when you are out of the service you will have a better shot at a management position, and more money.

For even more money learn Chinesas as well.