| Why do more than fifty percent of all
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| | salaries. Depending on the kind of degree
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| high school grads in the United States go
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| | they earn there are two general types of
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| on to pursue a post-secondary degree?
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| | Associate Degree with specific degrees
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| According to data released by the U.S.
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| | ranging from the Associate of Arts
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| Department of Education, holders of a
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| | degree to the Associate in Physical
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| two-year college degree have lifetime
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| | Therapy degree grads can find jobs in
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| earnings that outstrip those of a typical
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| | many high-paid professions. Job titles
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| high school graduate by over 250,000
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| | may include medical laboratory
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| dollars. Many high school grads choose an
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| | technician, hotel or restaurant manager,
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| Associate Degree program, which takes
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| | heating, air-conditioning and
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| just two years to complete at a community
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| | refrigeration technician, commercial
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| college, junior college, technical school
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| | artist or physical therapy assistant.
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| or online university.
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| | Besides the chance for a secure career
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| The extra earning power of the Associate
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| | path with a well-paid job, there are
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| Degree reflects what has become a
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| | excellent secondary reasons to consider
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| three-tiered earning structure in many
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| | an Associate Degree. In most cases, high
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| career fields. In this model, different
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| | school graduates can get their diploma
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| levels of learning are required to
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| | locally at a nearby community college,
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| perform jobs with different levels of
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| | junior college or technical school.
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| specialization. Within any career field,
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| | Besides saving on living expenses, they
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| prospective job applicants will find jobs
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| | also benefit from the traditionally lower
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| requiring a multi-year graduate degree, a
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| | fee structures that characterize
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| four-year Bachelors degree, or in many
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| | community colleges or local technical
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| cases just two years of specialized
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| | schools.
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| training culminating in an Associate
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| | For those who want to continue to work
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| Degree.
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| | full-time and earn their Associate Degree
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| The health-care field illustrates this
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| | at their own pace, an online degree
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| trend well. Top earners in this field
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| | program may be an alternative worthy of a
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| doctors and pharmacists, for example all
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| | second look especially for working
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| must complete more than four years of
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| | adults. Dozens of the country's top
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| college or university work. Those holding
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| | online universities offer two-year degree
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| second level jobs in the health care
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| | programs in addition to their traditional
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| sector a physical therapist or
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| | four-year courses of study. The nations
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| recreation administrator in a nursing
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| | biggest online university, the University
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| home or hospital must have a four-year
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| | of Phoenix Online, is one of several
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| college degree. But high school grads
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| | possible places to begin exploring this
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| willing to put in just two years of study
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| | option. The UOP offers several different
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| to earn an Associate Degree will also
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| | kinds of Associate Degree programs
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| find plenty of good-paying third level
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| | through its sister organization, Axia
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| career opportunities in the medical and
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| | College of University of Phoenix. Youll
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| health-care sector. Job examples include
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| | find links to help you investigate this
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| dental hygienist, physical therapy
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| | option further in the resource box at the
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| assistant or radiologic technologist.
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| | end of this article.
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| While the health care field illustrates
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| | Matt Paolini works from home as a
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| the many job opportunities open to the
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| | distance learner. Visit University of
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| holder of an Associate Degree, it is not
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| | Phenix or University of Pheonix for free
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| the only job sector where degree holders
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| | distance learning info.
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| should expect to earn better-than-average
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