Am I too old, at 32, to start studying Chemical Engineering?
I'm 32 years old. I am working full time and just registered for classes to begin an Associate's in Engineering Science, with a focus on Chemistry. The idea being that I transfer from my community college to a different college to complete a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering. My worry is, that by the time I graduate I will struggle to find meaningful work being older than most graduates. Especially since I don't want to work in oil/gas. I'm worried because I might not be able to continue after the Associate's, do to the fact I still need to work, can't move due to my husband's job being here, and the college being an 1hr 20min drive away from where I live.
I really don't want to disappoint my husband by accruing college debt and still being a financial burden on him after. I'm scared I'm fucking up but I also cannot take working menial jobs anymore and really want to aim for better. I wanted to work in Nuclear, but there's no Nuclear Engineering degrees near me. I really, really cannot afford to let my husband down as being a broke bitch has put a lot of strain on our relationship, and pursuing this degree means we're still struggling to make ends meet while I pursue it. Which is a lot to ask of him since I've already spent the last 8 years making half as much as him, and been jumping from job to job because I've hated every job I've done so far, with the exception of this one but it's 22k-30k a year.