My B.A. is in Interdisciplinary Studies. I graduated from Cal State in 1998 when I was 41. I consider it the proudest accomplishment of my life!
The good news about having at least a Bachelor's is that it opened many doors for me.
For most of my career, I was in the vocational school/career college industry. I loved what I did as the Director of Student Services and the Director of Graduate Services. Unfortunately, some of the schools are owned and operated by selfish, greedy, unethical, and corrupt empty suits.
The last company I worked for wanted me to do some creative accounting with our placement numbers (falsify documents and commit fraud). The company where I was before that was closed down because of malfeasance by the C.E.O. and the C.F.O. All of the schools all over the country were closed in 2016.
I know what you mean about not being able to make a living as an artist. We have a really good art and design program at the high school where I normally teach. I think (since we're in Los Angeles) there are some opportunities in an artistic arena for illustrators, graphic artists, etc.
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