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					Originally Posted by Kevy Baby  professionals and by going to trade shows and conferences.
 While I agree that having a "real" degree is a plus in my eyes (from a potential employer standpoint), I would have a hard time being in a field where all resumes are reviewed by a computer.
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To me, a real degree is one that teaches creative thinking - preferably a liberal arts degree.  
I've done both - went to UCI for an Art History degree and went to UOP for a Business Management degree.  I found both  systems to have their own pluses and minuses.   I didn't find the UOP education to be useless at all, but very practical and informative about other aspects of field I was already working in.  It was also quite doable with my busy professional life. But, I still value my UCI education more, but it certainly didn't teach me how to be an effective Marketing Manager.