Jamey Wilkins was a typical high school graduate. Living in Gibsonburg at the time, she looked at area four-year colleges and decided that Terra State would be a good starting point. “I wasn’t sure about what I wanted to do,” recalls Wilkins. “I thought that if I got my first two years at Terra State, I would transfer to another university and finish up my four-year degree.” However, plans change.
Wilkins would earn her Associate of Arts degree in Early Childhood from Terra State. That led to her getting a job in retail. “The original plan was to go a four-year college, but I got a pretty good job making good money.” She was managing several retail stores in the Fremont area. But, her plans changed. “I was working sixty hours a week and traveling a lot. I was also starting a family, so it was very hard to juggle those responsibilities.”
While her original intent was to get an education degree, Wilkins decided to return to Terra State and pursue a second degree. “I do use my first degree quite a bit,” Wilkins says. “I teach the Music Makers program for preschoolers at the Birchard Public Library Gibsonburg Branch on Mondays.” She earned an Associate Degree in Applied Science, but plans fell through again in her pursuit of an education degree.
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Average Length of Study
2 years, Full time
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Avereage Cost
$12,462 for AS and $12,060 for AA