Quote Originally Posted by Matt View Post
Yeah that info drastically changes potentials. ....

Your first post made it seem like you were limited to vocational opportunities. Definitely sounds like you should, at a minimum, get a business associates degree and possibly continue on for a bachelors. Are you good at math/science? If so you may want to look into engineering as Mark recommended. There are also engineering science degrees that are more targeted for field techs which might interest you if you arent confident in being able to obtain a full engineering bachelors degree.
I'm a very hands on type of guy. I like working with electric and dont mind getting sweaty or dirty. The tech school near me offers the HVAC/R program that I think I am going to get into this coming spring.