Programs Majors for Students Working Full Time

[ChiralWaltz]

Hi PF,

My questions involve:
time constraints
majors that work with those constraints
jobs that go with my skill sets

Background Information:
My son's mother recently moved and requested, through the Attorney General, I start paying child support. I'm a full time student at community college working on a chemistry associates degree (it satisfies prerequisites for a biomedical engineering degree). The more I think of the highly competitive nature of biomedical, the less it feels attainable while spending time with my son. I'm looking at transferring into a less competitive electrical engineering (EE) program instead.

The issue I'm running into is time constraints. Courts usually make child support calculations based on 40 hours per week @ minimum wage if the person doesn't make that much money, then there is daycare payments as well. This takes a significant amount of time out of my week that I would have spent studying or being with my son.

My work history involves being a medical laboratory technician for the Air Force, a hourly chemistry assistance for the community college I go to and a history/chemistry tutor. I enjoy playing with equipment (trouble shooting/maintaining) and working with people.

Question 1) Is it possible to complete an EE degree while working 40 hours a week? This is assuming that I can take classes around my work schedule.

Question 2) If it isn't possible, what kind of other degrees are out there that work with full time workers in a university setting?

Question 3) What kind of jobs are there out there that can utilize my prior work experiences and enjoyments?

I tried googling information and looking around on indeed but I don't really have the keywords to find what I'm looking for. I live in Austin, Tx. We have lots of tech jobs and biotech jobs.

Thanks for reading this and helping me think.

 

[462chevelle]

I'm in the same predicament less the child support deal (kid is at home). i work a full time job as a diesel mechanic.
so far it isn't so bad. but i am still a freshman. only have 20 hours so far. i just have to cut back on my sleep to find time. i don't know how it will work with upper levels other than pure discipline. and i try to stay a class ahead with math. but i think it is totally doable. but i don't have the experience to back that up.