Expanding your education is a good idea... But it may put you further in debt. 
I still have to pay money I can't for classes.

If you go to a community college, they usually don't even care of you learn or not.

They just need the paycheck. 

And idk about STL, but here, it's all military and people that don't even have a teaching degree.

Getting a cert from a trade school facility is cheaper, but people look at you like you're less competent, even if that's not true.