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The thing is, I don't have a master's in Special Ed. I would need to research how marketable a CALT certification would be versus a SLP degree. Plus, I would also need to analysis the time of completion and cost of both routes. I am at the crossroads of my professional life. Right now, it's easy for me to find contracted work as a tutor, but the income isn't stable. Last year, between college teaching and independent tutoring, I grossed around $20k. I am working towards finding a career that's enjoyable and comes with a steady income. Fortunately, my wife is working a 9 to 5 job, but I eventually want to become the breadwinner of the family.

What jobs can I get as a CALT as opposed to a SLP?

Are you currently working and taking courses? If so, how are you balancing both?

How long did it take your friend to complete those undergrad prereqs?

And when I say distance learning, I am referring to actual regionally accredited brick and mortar university that offers an online option.

NEWSFLASH - Career paths will good job prospects are becoming the holy grail in this country. But it's not all about the job prospects. It's finding something I would enjoy doing everyday and making a decent living at it. With my current job, I do a lot of language training with English Language Learners from beginner to advanced. There is also the intrinsic reward in that I am providing a service that directly improves the quality of life of others. I also love the fact that is isn't a typical 9-5 job where I am sitting in a cubical crunching numbers. Consequently, I haven't made any real money just with my English degree. Last year, I grossed $18k and this year I am close to $22k. I also feel like I've hit the glasses ceiling in my current line of work. If I were to choose career solely on job prospects, I would have gone into nursing, or accounting, or computer science, but I was never passionate about any of those careers. I want to continue to work in the field of language and communication, but outside of academia and other temporary subcontracted jobs. This is why I am inquiring about of the SLP field.

I am in the Philadelphia area and would love to stay in this area. I desperately want to move in a different route from English. I am tired of stringing together a bunch of part-time, temporary jobs, just to scrape above $20k a year. With my prior master's, I wonder if I would be a viable candidate for a SLP program. I don't care how rigorous the coursework will be, I am willing to dedicate 100% of my effort to it.

I have a master's degree in English with a focus in Professional Writing and Literacy Studies. Since graduating in 2012, I have been floundering between several temporary jobs. I am 31 years old and I am highly motivated to return to school for something that would be of my interest and would put me in line for a real-world career. I have experience in teaching ELA at a private K-12 school, adjuncting at the college level in both English Composition and ESL, and teaching private one-on-one ESL. While I don't have the background courses in SLP, I do have background coursework in Linguistics and have experience in teaching pronunciation. I do have an emergency certification in Second Ed., but I am not particularly fond of having to teach 6-12 General Ed. classes. I am highly motivated to push myself through a SLP program, but I am concerned about it being too much of an uphill struggle at this point. Even if I do complete a program, I don't want to be stuck in the same situation am I now, underemployed and living close to the poverty line because I can't find suitable work.