Ayana Dunlap changed careers and increased her earning potential over the course of a summer — and she did it without a bachelor's degree, or spending a dime.
Suddenly, the hospitality career Dunlap had dreamed of having since she was a teenager seemed "impossible" to return to.
Dunlap says she was worried her job opportunities would be limited without a bachelor's degree.
She has an associate's degree in business administration and had exclusively worked in hospitality up to that point.
The most important skill that helped Dunlap land a six-figure tech job without a bachelor's degree, she says, is cybersecurity.
Persons:
Ayana Dunlap, Dunlap, She's
Organizations:
Google, Bank Policy Institute, CNBC
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Virginia, Scholas, New York, Gaithersburg , Maryland, Washington ,, Dunlap