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1) Apply in Fall to go to a school 25 minutes away and major in sociology.
2) Commute to a school an hour away and start this Fall or Spring.
3) Go to a local private university (all though I think people from Antioch University Santa Barbara and Brandman/Chapman University aren't getting jobs)
4) Go to my school 25 minutes and major in History
My major is sociology and I want to go into drug and alcohol counselling for a county government at home.
If I got a history degree, could I could go into sales? I have a relative who is a manger at a store and I could work for his store or I can get a recommendation from him to work for another store in a nearby town/city.
I really would like to be a drug and alcohol counsellor. But I'm not sure if my plan will work...
You really need to do more research. Sociology is too general - look for a school that offers an actual program in substance abuse counseling or something similar.
Don't bother with history. You will never get a job. Make sure you major is really going to work for you when you graduate. Otherwise, you waste everyone's time and a lot of money.
I know people with every degree you can imagine who can't get a job. Don't let the economy right now determine what you major in, especially since you seem to want to do something that's more of a calling, not, clock in, work, and get the hell out when 5 rolls around.
I know people with every degree you can imagine who can't get a job. Don't let the economy right now determine what you major in, especially since you seem to want to do something that's more of a calling, not, clock in, work, and get the hell out when 5 rolls around.
Then you must not know anyone with a degree in computer science or computer engineering. There are many degrees with a high probability of getting well-paying work immediately after school. Most people just choose any old major because they can't figure out what those degrees are and don't want to put in the time to do the research necessary. College is a huge investment, and like any other investment, if you make it cavalierly, without really putting in the time to figure out how to get a return on the investment, then you won't.
For drug and alcohol counseling, I think you need a CAC (certified alcohol counselor) which is a separate program, not a degree. I think it's aimed at people who are in recovery but have no degree and want to work as a counselor. It involves something like 1,000 hours of supervised internship/work.
I am not sure if California has different requiremetns or if it's a national thing.
If you wanted to get a 4-year degree to aim at the CAC, psychology would likely be the best.
I'd talk to different rehabs and detoxes in an informational interview to see what kind of people they hire, what kind of backgroudns.
Write down all these options on little pieces of paper, put them in a hat and pull one.
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