Im a 24 year old guy who is partially deaf, I'm bringing this up because I had applied and got accepted into this Associates Degree program called "Hearing Instrument Specialist" program my own hearing instrument specialist had recommended that I try and apply because I would in theory be able to relate to the frustrations and difficulties my patients go through each and every day.
I am thinking of doing this however I have family that are trying to convince me to drop the Hearing Instrument Specialist program despite me getting into the program and getting a bachelors degree instead. The issue I have with getting a bachelors is that unlike my other younger siblings I only get one choice for the university I'd attend and Id have to continue living at home. This isnt a huge deal, the issue is I have no idea what I'd major in. The only major that interests me is this major named "Urban and Regional Planning" the issue with this program is I'd most likely have to get a masters degree and even then I most likely wouldn't get a job because of how niche the job is. Most companies would rather just hire civil engineers.
I did also consider education however after taking an Education 101 course I didnt think education was for me. I am also really bad at math, Ive hated every college liberal/general arts AAS related class I have taken thus far aside from my nutrition, history and geography class I was considering taking a logistics management bachelors program however my family told me no way that im attending an online university such as Western Governors University or Grand Canyon University .
What should I do? I feel like I would be much more interested and motivated to complete the AA Hearing Instrument Specialist degree because of my interest of the ear and in theory I should find work pretty quickly compared to me blindly choosing a random degree and hoping for the best. I am only considering getting a bachelors degree because my grandfather keeps telling me that I either need to get a bachelors degree after the Hearing Instrument Specialist program or just forget about that program and just go for a bachelors degree otherwise no one will want to hire me without a bachelors degree especially when I am in my 30s, 40s and onward.
(Side Note: kind of ironic how he says this when he pressured his daughter to get any degree, she got a bachelor's degree in psychology and hasn't been able to find any work other than minimum wage caregiving jobs maybe some occasional lowish paying DSHS jobs and shes still reliant on her parents despite being in her 50s not mocking her or anything just pointing out that this type of advice nowadays does not work, this is my biggest concern I know many people around my age 24-25+ that are in this similar position)