Some areas prefer or require undergraduate degrees, but those can often be bypassed with experience in a location with less stringent entry requirements. The r

Some areas prefer or require undergraduate degrees, but those can often be bypassed with experience in a location with less stringent entry requirements. The requirements are all over the place. In my location (suburban DC), the posted requirements aren't all that high (21 years old, high school completion), but it's a competitive county (high income, relatively low crime, reasonable pay) so the majority of applicants are either college graduates OR ex-military.