Like the title says I'm 33 YO looking to make a change. Some background and context.... I don't have a masters or bachelor's, just a liberal arts associates. I was a punk in highschool and a delinquent through my early 20s. Graduated almost last in my highschool. I mean 244 out of ~260. University wasnt much of an option. No money, parents for damn sure couldn't help and I wasn't comfortable taking loans.

Got straight to work when I was 15 but pissed away most of it through my early 20s. Got my shit together around 25 and started working in construction/ engineering / renewable energy/ project management. Got a few certificates and kept going. Always liked engineering and technical concepts. I've spent the last 10 years working as a project manager, Sr. Pm, program manager, Director etc. . Currently making 200k a year base in sf bay area.

During my career I started going back to school at CC. Just a class or 3 at a time. Covered Marco econ, micro econ, managerial accounting, financial accounting blah blah... The basics.. finished the whole calc I,II,III Lin alg. And diff eq. Courses. Thought I was going to be an engineer 🙄. I know a good bit about the economy, stocks and a little about options but I'm not wiz. GPA is 2.9... I goofed a lot early in my associates degree journey.

The advice I'm looking for: 0. Will a bachelor's degree really help propel me into higher incomes and a better life?

1. Does it make sense to take time off and stop making money to go to university just to go to a better more prestigious school assuming I can even get in? Berkeley? Santa Clara?

2. Would a better route be to just get an online bachelor's? If yes, from where and in what? I'm debating attending ASU online for econ. - wish they had a finance program.

3. If I get an asu degree what kind of jobs could I obtain realistically?

4. What about if I go the university route?

5. Considering I have 10 years of project management experience will that help or an I back to square one?

Appreciate any genuine feedback 🙏