[downwdims]

USN&R is a College shill magazine. Seriously, I’m trying to figure out why to go back to college (Vet, have access to the new GI bill), and I can’t come up with a reason to do so. I can come up with a list of technical courses and certs that are valuable, but no B.S.’s

[Liberty1970]

USN&R is a College shill magazine. Seriously, I’m trying to figure out why to go back to college (Vet, have access to the new GI bill), and I can’t come up with a reason to do so. I can come up with a list of technical courses and certs that are valuable, but no B.S.’s

Exactly. I have an engineering degree, but my certifications as a quality engineer and (in past years) quality auditor are what matters and are much more relevant.

[edh]

“USN&R is a College shill magazine. Seriously, I’m trying to figure out why to go back to college (Vet, have access to the new GI bill), and I can’t come up with a reason to do so. I can come up with a list of technical courses and certs that are valuable, but no B.S.’s”

Just a suggestion here...since it seems you might have an interest in computers in general, you might want to check out Computer Engineering as a BS major. Basically think EE but more of your requirements/electives are going to be more “hands on” than theory (mostly digital stuff in the hardware world + lots of programming in the SW world).

Don’t let the math requirements scare you :-)! You’re a vet (thank you) and I’m quite sure you can make it through that stuff :-)!

For the liberal arts requirements, you might want to minor in a second language as that’s a lot more useful than silly courses on how to wash your cat and feel good about it :-)!

If you want more info, feel free to ping me :-)!

[dimk]

All depends on the program and the school. Degree in something like Math, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry, Accounting from a good school is very valuable. Basically degree that is easy to get is not worth getting, degree from a school that is hard to get in to and maintains high standards is very valuable.

All of the guys that I graduated with from Comp Sci have jobs, full time well payed jobs with excellent benefits etc. Some went on to do MSc and PhD some started business of their own.

[VanShuyten]

If you are planning on working for a company that's big enough, you will probably need a degree to move into any kind of supervisory/management position. One of my brothers is working in logistics, and he didn't get promoted to the next category (a management position) until he got a BA in business administration. He knew everything about the job, and he'd essentially been doing it for years, but didn't have that minimum requirement. A couple of years at night classes equalled a big jump in pay.