Computer Tech

Date: Mar 18 2008
Major: Computer Science (This Major's Salary over time)
Everything I learned at school, I could have learned cheaper by finding someone and paying them directly.

You could learn just as much by going down to the book store, studying.

You would be just as prepared as I was to enter the workforce.

They led us all to believe we were going to go right out and become network administrators. Of all the people in my class the only one who was working in the field had the job before going to the school.

One other person in my class got a job.

Everyone just got out and did what they had to - took any job they could get.

Most trade schools are a waste of time and money. You can become a cook, electrician, welder, lock smith, travel agent or anything else just by going out and getting a job and learning on the job.

I went to a mechanics school a long time ago too.

You know what happened when I got out? I started working at a gas station along with another kid who got the same pay I was getting. I wasn't allowed to touch a wrench for six months. I was there to pump gas.

Employers think nothing of trade schools. To many, the fact that you've gone to a trade school is a deterrent.

You could go to a regular four year college and major in basket weaving and get a better job.

Save your money and go to a real college.