Can you become an Urban Planner with a Geography degree?

Cornell let ME in, so they can't be all that choosy. If you did well in getting your associate's degree, you should have no problem GETTING in, STAYING in is another matter. The advantage of Cornell (other than the beautiful campus and top-notch faculty) is that people looking to hire are much more impressed by an Ivy League degree than they would be by one from Albany, Buffalo, or Syracus-s-s-s-s-se. (Sorry, old bias slipping in there.)