Well, carli, he could also parlay his sociology degree into teaching, which could also later afford him tenure, which is an ultra-secure way to move thru life in pricey coastal CA, imho. He could work his on-campus job and go thru a teacher credentialing program at the same time while he is still there (as well as get set up in a local student-teaching gig). I may be wrong on this but I believe the CA 7-12 teaching credential is also good for CC instructor jobs. It takes two years to complete.
Thousands of graduates in one of my kids’ HUGE graduating class at SFSU immediately went on to obtain their Master’s Degrees after graduation (at the same institution), mostly in teaching and CA credentialing. CA’s teacher/instructor crop is aging and those numbers are far greater than the numbers of (credentialed) replacements coming thru the system (esp at the secondary and postsecondary levels).
