Lawana Neemann: It quite is determined by the character institution's curriculum. In case your passion is networking and procedure administration, there are programs on hand that center of attention notably on that as well. To get a kick-start on your profession you would wish to obtain the quicker CompTIA A+ and community+ certifications on the way to permit you to receive a part-time entry-degree tech job whilst you are in school to get experience. Then if you graduate you'll have the experience and the schooling to be effective....Show more
Blair Abdi: Here are a few thoughts:1. Colleges have a tremendous amount of discretion in what they call their majors and the same major name at two different schools might have completely different courses that are a part of that major. This makes it very confusing to answer questions about what a degree is really about unless you can look at all the underlying classes. For example a Computer Network Technology degree might b! e about configuring network devices like switches and routers. Alternately, it could be about networking computer together and designing networks, securing data, computing security and Systems Administration. 2. Many employers are looking for employees with Technical IT degrees. If the degree is Technical they are happy even if the degree does not exactly match the job requirements.3. Employers believe a college degree is a proof document - a driver’s license that you are teachable and will finish what you start.4. Employers realize that college course content is pretty worthless as it is not up to date or it is "not the way we do things". They just want some proof you are teachable and then they will train you what they really need you to know.5. Almost all IT jobs start out at about $30,000-$35,000. This will double and triple over time.6. Employers don't recognize certifications unless you have a college degree to go with the certifications. The people who are usually ! selling certifications often will overstate how beneficial the! se are. I have lots of certs but am not sure I ever got a job only because of them. My degree and my GPA was always the first thing that they looked at.7. On the topic of GPA - You need to graduate with a GPA in the 3.0-3.5 and above area (90%+). If you plan to just gut out courses you are weak in and come out with a 2.5 or 2.7 average you may find yourself having spent years and lots of $$$ to get a degree that is not going to inspire employers to hire you.8. There are a number of Tech schools like ITT Tech, Devry and others that offer highly advertised IT related programs. These programs are very expensive and their value with employers is highly questionable. An ITT Tech 2 year Associates degree program is over $40,000. Also, the credits that are earned in the tech schools may not transfer to another school so you could find yourself having to retake all your courses if you try to transfer your ITT Tech credits to another school.9. Statistics show that a high school grad! uate will make about $1 million during their working lifetime of age 25-65. This number jumps to $1.5 million is you get a junior college Associates degree. The number jumps to over $2 million with a 4 year Bachelor’s degree. The best way to get an IT degree is get a 2 year Associates degree at a junior college and transfer those credits into a 4 year school and finish out your Bachelor’s degree. Live at home and just go to a good school in your local area. Many schoold will offer programs at night for those year 3 and year 4 classes. There is no real advantage of going to some high profile school unless you aspire to work in a high level corporation. I have a job in a Fortune 50 company with a degree from a local college. I worked for Microsoft as a contractor for a short time - again with local college degree. 10. Here are a few jobs that you might do with a technical IT degree: Computer Technician, Service Center Coordinator, Help Desk Staff, Storage Administrator, N! etwork Administrator, Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer, Enterpri! se Administrator, Active Directory Administrator, Exchange and Messaging Administrator, Backup Administrator, Disaster Recovery Specialist, Database Administrator, Computing Security Specialist, Corporate IT Acquisition Specialist and Data Center Administrator, just to name a few.Best wishes!...Show more
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