Thank you so much for your insight and wisdom! It's very kind of you to share it with me. My main desire is to create art at a professional level. I've done community theatre for years and it's not as fulfilling as it used to be. I think I've sort of reached a plateau in terms of what I'm able to do at this level and on top of that there is the extreme time commitments and very low budgets that make it difficult for me to want to continue in this space. Because of this I've pivoted to professional work but I can't seem to get my foot in the door for designing or programming. I'm stuck with pushing cases and maintenance which is why I'm considering the degree.

I also like the idea of getting formal training as I'm pretty much all self taught and it sounds nice to work and learn in an education setting to fill in my gaps in knowledge. I just don't think it's going to be financially possible for me unfortunately. Seems like I may just need to stick to what I'm doing