I graduated with a degree in finance in 2009, but have had no luck finding a job. I am considering going to a community college and obtaining an associates in computer programming. Would this worth while? What are the starting salaries of entry level programmers?
The program that I am considering is leads to a java certification. Also I have no experience programming.
You might look at going the computer certification route, instead of a community college.
Industries are often looking for specific skill sets, like ASP.NET, JAVA, Oracle DBA, etc as opposed to someone who has general programming skills.
Find out what Information Technology is used in finance (you don’t want that degree to go to waste), the check out your local community college to see if they have a path that will help you get IT certs in technology related to your industry. If not, look at other ways to obtain the IT certs.
Believe me, the certs help.