JRZ126, I think your main problem is that you dont yet know how the real world works.
This is not a criticism of you, just how I see the situation.
If in your future career you want to apply your electronic knowledge to things which move and "do stuff", if you were in the UK (ok I think you are in the USA) I would suggest that you look to do a Mechatronics course. These courses apply electronics and computers to things which move.
Also, I dont think that you should get too hung up on the idea that if you want to do such and such job then you MUST have some exact qualifications. In the "real world", not the world through the eyes of some college councellor or teacher, you will often find that people working next to each other, doing very similar work, have totally different qualifications and experience.
At times when I have had to interview someone for a job, I have been more impressed by someone with enthusiasm and interest in the subject, may be does it for a hobby, than the guy with all the shiny qualifications who cannot do the simplest practical task.
Example of a real dumbo:
The guy with a degree in electronics, I handed him a circuit diagram and asked "what is this circuit?". He did not even have the wit to look at the bottom right hand corner of the drawing and read "Power Supply Unit".
He did not get the job.
JimB