Hi, what I can tell you is that as far as commercial aviation maintenance is concerned, an EASA 'B' licence is the be all and end all. A B1 (mechanical) licence is the most important, B2 is nice to have. A degree will get you some jobs in tech services (office engineers) but a B1 licence holder can do any job within an airline that a degree holder can do, but it doesn't work in reverse; a degree holder can't do the same jobs a B licence holder can do. In my view, an 'A' licence isn't worth doing.
Have you looked at LRTT(Lufthansa training) at Kemble? You can Google them.
I believe Kingston does give you a B licence with the degree.
You'll also get more info at airmech.co.uk