I am thinking of going to Kaplan or university of phoenix (online ) I know this does not work for all people but for me this is all I can do at this time in my life working two jobs. I want to go back so I can be a level up from a high school level. My question is does a AA degree help you academical like being better in English, math, critical thinking and etc so I will be able to be apply this towards my career of course/ advancement and taking and passing civil service exams or just written entrance exams for jobs.