Originally Posted by rickair7777

I agree with everything you said about the A.S. degree, but engineering and CS degrees are a different story...a specialized engineering degree can get you a job in your dream field (ex. spacecraft propulsion) if you're lucky, but also is a great fallback position because you can always get an engineering job in any field related to your specialty...our spacecraft propulsion guy could get a job designing single-engine propellor hubs or aileron fairings or whatever. CS degrees, even with specialization, open up the entire IT industry: software & hardware mfgs, integrators, end-user companies, defense, etc. (but a computer engineering degree is even better).

Also an engineering degree in the hands of a US citizen has the great advantage of eligibility for a security clearance...you have a pool of job opportunities that are ONLY available to long-term citizens, and they often involve some pretty neat stuff.