<prompt> Human: I work a job that I love, in the tech industry and am paid fairly well for what I do. The fact that I only have an AA degree kills me though and Ive been looking into online programs to get a BA. Ive been at my company for six years and have been out of college for almost 10. I went to a for-profit school and still have almost 50,000 of debt and walked away with just an associates degree. Im extremely hard-working and have gotten by on charisma and emotional intelligence for the most part.I feel like I got lucky getting hired and promoted into the job that I have and I fear that one day, someone will find out I am undereducated and treat me differently... Or that I wont be able to become hired elsewhere should I decide to find a new job one day. How often do employers require and actually check for degrees? At this point in my career, does it even make sense to go back to school? If I did decide to get a degree would it be pointless to get an online degree? Are those a joke?  <response>: I dont know any statistics but you are sure as hell doing better than the majority of the friends I graduated college with. If its something that you want for yourself Id say go for it. Maybe your company will help you pay for it. Some do. Not sure if this will help any but good luck. 