Hats off to you if you want to pursue the "EE" degree!
Before I was an electrician, I was an aviation electronics tech and I thought the theory was tough for that! (trying to get those analog systems formulas, etc was tough for me!).
I considered the "EE", but I don't have the talent for the higher math required. A Journeyman Electrician makes some good money out here in Colorado, so if its money that's the issue...
By the way, when I asked some engineering students what they thought of the Electrical Engineer degree, they told me two things:1. It's the hardest engineering degree 'cept chemical engineering 2. There's a reason there is a double E in the word Geek!
LOL!