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I have spent 4+ years trying to get my degree and it looks like it's not going to happen. The stress and anxiety is getting too much for me, I've already attempted suicide twice, and I think for the benefit of my health it is best to leave.

My dad is retiring from his current job in a few weeks and wants to start up a multimedia business as he filming weddings, etc, and he mentioned the possibility of web design. So I was thinking of taking a web design course at the local college.

So I was wondering if a career in web design is possible with some college certificates + experience, or do you need a degree?

You might communicate with the school you are thinking of attending. They are sure to have all the details. Or have them send you a packet of info.

For a lot of fields, a degree is only an entrance document - after a year or two your resume counts for much more than your degree ever will. I would think that the field of web design would be one where your eventual portfolio would carry you much further than a degree. The caveat is that you'll have to be able to create a very good portfolio - and, unless you can teach yourself, you'll need instruction from someone else.

Good luck!

Have you considered learning a vocational "trade"instead? There are thousands of people with college "degrees" in many, many
fields and so many are having trouble finding a job. Yet, someone with a specialized "skill" in carpentry, plumbing, auto mechanic repair or body work, welding, etc can often find employment a lot easier or go into business for themselves.

Many such "trades" allow you to be your own boss...and that is the best kind of job!

The trouble is I don't know which of those trade i would be good at as i have no experience in any of them. the only thing i know is Biomedical Science, because that was my degree, and a bit about computers because that is my hobby.

The strange thing is most of the people with AS i have met have degrees, but can't get a job due to poor interview skills, communication difficulties, etc.. whereas I can't get my degree but I have had a few different jobs. just goes to show how everyone on spectrum is different.

you can try to work as a technician in a lab. bio-labs always need lots of help and at my university there are always ads for help however that is not a permanent job. try bio-chemical companies for permanent job.

Don't listen to the liberals. There is a future even without college.

The reason why liberals value college so much is because they need documents proving they made a "class journey upwards". You can gain the same skills and more without even attending college. There are also craftsman occupations you could learn as an apprentice, without academic education.

to the liberals?

So, if a person goes to college to better their chances in employment, they are a liberal? Why is that? When I went to college, it was because I was a single mom who was tired of being poor and dependent on state benefits. I increased my earning power, and that was what it was all about. This is not to say that everyone has to do this; by gaining a degree, I increased my salary to three times the amount of what I could earn before.

If you increase your earning power with a real job like doctor, architect (doesn't require academic education btw) or mechanical engineer, sure I see the point then.

A lot of today's "jobs" are just inflated Donald Duck jobs created out of thin air to make the liberal economy go round. That system is bound to crash sooner or later as some leading american economist said about his own country, because it's based on loans and money which doesn't really "exist". All of these IT people, consultants, new twitters and youtubes, Susan Boyles and Emma Watsons etc. You can't build a real economy on s**t like that without having a black hole somewhere along the chain which will eventually cause a major crash and disaster.

In Sweden it's not liberalism but socialism, here the tax payer money goes to "creating jobs" which aren't really needed just to give immigrants and others employment.

Any recommedations for reputable online study schools offering Internet design/development certifications (some online schools have come under negative press)?

My experience can be described as a Internet Librarian who spots emerging social and business-related trends.

Certification relating to Internet design/development (I've heard the term 'Online Content Development') would add "hard skills" to my repertoire. An area related to Internet content development is Search Engine Optimatization also ties-in to Internet marketing is "a must" in quality certification studies.

Thank-you

I work in IT so let me suggest something.

IT is a weird field. Degrees aren't always the best thing to have. Experience is worth it's weight in gold.

IT also has one other thing. Certifications.

Get some certifications. They show real world applied knowledge, not book learning and theoretical stuff.

We get people who have masters degrees in IT tell me "You can remove spyware from the add/remove programs option."

Get your certs, get your experience, and in due time you can get your degree. The first two should cover you a good while.