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Thread: To Bachelor or Not To Bachelor

Started 2 months ago by dinotech
I'll be approaching 40 in November. Yeah, I'm sharing my age. It's not like you couldn't figure it out at some point. I've been a computer tech for 15 years plus. I've only started to get into web development and networking. I have not finished my degree, and I have a hefty student loan to show for what I have accomplished (...
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dsenette replied 2 months ago
a lot of people throw the phrase "you shouldn't go into debt" around a lot.....when what they mean to say is "you shouldn't go into UNMANAGEABLE debt for no reason" education is almost always a worthwhile expense....but you have to isolate the reason for the education.... if the sole purpose for going back and finishing your degree is to get a better ...

lavega21 replied 2 months ago
I am actually on the same boat as you. I am looking into the other schools like ITT Tech and Devry but I've never heard of Western Governors University. I look into it a little and sounds good. I may have to take a closer look since I have not made my decision. I'm looking to Networking and Security as well. I think that you can't put a price on ...

dsenette replied 2 months ago
QUOTE I am actually on the same boat as you. I am looking into the other schools like ITT Tech and Devry but I've never heard of Western Governors University. I look into it a little and sounds good. I may have to take a closer look since I have not made my decision. I'm looking to Networking and Security as well. i went to ITT for the 2 year ...

lavega21 replied 2 months ago
QUOTE i went to ITT for the 2 year associates in "Computer Networking Systems"....best $40k i've spent.. Glad to hear some good feedback about ITT Tech. We, as humans, whenever we failed at something it is never our fault, we are quick to blame the system or somebody else and you get lots of those feedback online. This post ...

dsenette replied 2 months ago
well...there are problems with ITT...i won't ever say there aren't...and each campus is different as their staff is made up of local professionals...so if you get someone who knows what they're doing you get a lot out of it...there are times where you get a teacher who knows the material but not how to teach...but this is true of any educational ...

dinotech replied 2 months ago
I went to the Devry campus in Phoenix, AZ and there were issues. My first class had 147 students enrolled in the class (Devry was using class groups and somehow didn't create enough groups or didn't schedule the students appropriately). All of the good courses were non-technical; the technical ones - outside of Cobol and JCL - were either very easy or I...

NomDeKeyz replied 2 months ago
Something you could do before in enrolling in a class is to sit in on a class to see if the teacher/subject/method appeals to you? I have done this many times. I don't have a college degree, but I have sat in classes, and then taken a few (never for a degree, but for what that specific class had to offer). I actually found that the community college ...

dinotech replied 2 months ago
QUOTE The reasoning of one manager is that someone who can earn a degree can learn and follow thru; The quality of this statement alone is worth the effort to finish a degree. Most employers want to hire employees that can create and accomplish. You have that opportunity in college. Most students would "get by" in a specific class by just ...

laxshman replied 1 month, 4 weeks ago
QUOTE (dsenette @ Oct 31 2009, 01:43 AM) QUOTE I am actually on the same boat as you. I am looking into the other schools like ITT Tech and Devry but I've never heard of Western Governors University. I look into it a little and sounds good. I may have to take a closer look since I have not made my decision. I'm looking to Networking and ...

 

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To Bachelor or Not To Bachelor
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well...there are problems with ITT...i won't ever say there aren't...and each campus is different as their staff is made up of local professionals...so if you get someone who knows what they're doing you get a lot out of it...there are times where you get a teacher who knows the material but not how to teach...but this is true of any educational institution
dinotech
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To Bachelor or Not To Bachelor
Published (2009-10-31 04:54:00)
QUOTE The reasoning of one manager is that someone who can earn a degree can learn and follow thru; The quality of this statement alone is worth the effort to finish a degree. Most employers want to hire employees that can create and accomplish. You have that opportunity in college. Most students would "get by" in a specific class by just doing the assignments, but the main goal is to see how motivated you are to going above...
lavega21
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To Bachelor or Not To Bachelor
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QUOTE i went to ITT for the 2 year associates in "Computer Networking Systems"....best $40k i've spent.. Glad to hear some good feedback about ITT Tech. We, as humans, whenever we failed at something it is never our fault, we are quick to blame the system or somebody else and you get lots of those feedback online. This post has been edited by lavega21 : Yesterday, 09:48 AM
NomDeKeyz
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To Bachelor or Not To Bachelor
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Something you could do before in enrolling in a class is to sit in on a class to see if the teacher/subject/method appeals to you? I have done this many times. I don't have a college degree, but I have sat in classes, and then taken a few (never for a degree, but for what that specific class had to offer). I actually found that the community college often had a teacher/method that appealed to me more. Find out if it is permissible to sit...
laxshman
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To Bachelor or Not To Bachelor
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QUOTE (dsenette @ Oct 31 2009, 01:43 AM) QUOTE I am actually on the same boat as you. I am looking into the other schools like ITT Tech and Devry but I've never heard of Western Governors University. I look into it a little and sounds good. I may have to take a closer look since I have not made my decision. I'm looking to Networking and Security as well. i went to ITT for the 2 year associates in "Computer...

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