Are There Advantages to Going Back to School

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This is for my husband who has been asking me why I have not posted anything on our site yet.
Well, I have finially found something that I really wanted to give my opinion on.

I have been working in the retail business for more than twenty years and like with every "career" it has had it's ups and downs.

During the course of my "career" I decided to go back to college for a second time and pursue a "career" in a field that would be a "secure" field and not like some of those so called make thousands of dollars overnight via infomercials.

So, I went back to college at the age of 35. Now my personal situation was not the best; I was in the process of a divorce and becoming a single mother of two young ones once again and working full time as a store manager in the retail field.

I continued my pursuit in a field that I completely enjoyed my classes. The field I chose was Electronic Technology with a second major in Telecommunications. If it weren't for my professor, George Lakkas, I would have never stayed in the program. He was for me a great mentor and confidant during my personal issues at the time and encouraged me to stay in school.

I enjoyed my program so much that I maintain a 4.0 through most of my program and currently hold a 3.78 and hope to finish my last two classes to complete my degree. I became a member of Phi Theta Kappa and made the Dean's list each semester.

Now, here is my beef: I am now 44 soon to be 45 years of age. I have chosen a field dominated by men and I am finding out that it is much harder to obtain employment in my field because I have no experience and what would be a factor: being female.

I have applied to positions that even offer training to those who have any understanding of what the position requires. Some of these positions don't even ask for anything more than a high school diploma.

So, I have found that it is almost futile to even try to obtain a degree later in life because if you don't have a full degree or willing to continue your degree while working for a company who is willing to invest in a potentially good to outstanding employee and or have at least five years of experience of working in that field, it almost makes one want to give up all together.