Two-year degrees work for some, not for others

Kathryn Frey was tired of doing what she considers menial jobs. The 39-year-old Loveland resident attended cosmetology school when she was young, and she and her husband started their own property maintenance business.

But she wanted more.

She attended Front Range Community College in Fort Collins for a semester. But after looking into College America’s Fort Collins campus, she decided to switch schools. An accounting major at College America, Frey is pursuing a bachelor’s degree.

Her dream is to go into business for herself. She and fellow student Aaron Guild are in the process of starting their own tax-service business.…