College Degrees?

[NahumCC]

BS in Accounting and Professional Services from the University of Southern Indiana
ASW/AAW/BMD specific training with the Navy
Finishing my MBA at The Ohio State University this semester.

[PandaSPUR]

Originally Posted by Sideways&Smiling

BS in Computer Information Systems (CIS in the Computer Science & Engineering college, not MIS in the Business college)... working as a Software Engineer now. Coming up on 4 years of experience.

Worked out very well for me, but honestly wish I had skipped college altogether and just got into programming earlier, as most of my real skills have come from actually working & not college.

Its like that for pretty much any field. You'll learn more from job experience than from your classes. But having a degree opens those first doors that you need.

I learned way more in my one year working at my current job than my 4.5 years in college. But I know I wouldn't have started at this job if I didnt have my degrees or the basic foundations that those classes left me with.

[Sideways&Smiling]

Originally Posted by PandaSPUR

Its like that for pretty much any field. You'll learn more from job experience than from your classes. But having a degree opens those first doors that you need.

I learned way more in my one year working at my current job than my 4.5 years in college. But I know I wouldn't have started at this job if I didnt have my degrees or the basic foundations that those classes left me with.

Yeah, but I think it's a little different with technology jobs... because literally everything you could ever want to know is available online, and you can just teach yourself if you have the willpower. A lot of superstar programmers/startup founders/etc. are college dropouts & self-taught hackers. In programming, people who are passionate about it and who are able to teach themselves can get much farther than people who just stumble through college courses. Also, college computer science programs are really out of date. They teach very little related to modern languages & web development.

[Nessal]

Got my BS in Business Administration with focus on accounting. Been working the past 7 years in the silicon valley for multiple companies with the most recent one being Tesla. Quit that job a few months ago to start my own business with a buddy of mine. We are due to launch in a few weeks.

[VMRamos]

AA in marketing management from De Anza College

In process: BS in Business Administration from Pacific Union College.

+1 for this school being in the back roads of Napa and my BRZ enjoying every drive. So I don't mind it here. 😁


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[PandaSPUR]

Originally Posted by Sideways&Smiling

Yeah, but I think it's a little different with technology jobs... because literally everything you could ever want to know is available online, and you can just teach yourself if you have the willpower. A lot of superstar programmers/startup founders/etc. are college dropouts & self-taught hackers. In programming, people who are passionate about it and who are able to teach themselves can get much farther than people who just stumble through college courses. Also, college computer science programs are really out of date. They teach very little related to modern languages & web development.

I still think its similar to other fields. There are good and bad schools/program for every kind of subject. (I personally found value in most of my classes)

Main difference is that, yea you're right, there are a lot of start ups out there and more companies in the tech field who are willing to take on people who dont have degrees as long as they can prove they have talent.

But at the same time, all this availability of information can get to some people's heads. I've seen people who brag about how much they know about programming or cyber security. Some people BS about how they could land a six figure salary if they just dropped out right now, but yet they still stay in school.. hmmm.

They think they're always right because they read something online. Then they come in for interviews, get the answers wrong, and then flunk the interview as a whole due to their attitude and overconfidence in general.

There are lots of success stories out there for drop outs who become successful, and not only in the tech field. But you gotta think about how rare those success stories are versus how many failures you'll never hear about. Its good to have dreams, but people shouldnt delude themselves.

But really, in the end, just don't regret your choices.

[airjonny]

Getting my BS in Accounting this year.

Going back to my first school, Ohio State to get my 150 hours to sit for the CPA. Thinking about a Economics degree or getting an MBA.

[soulreapersteve]

Associate of Applied Science - Network Admin

Completed all the tech classes, need a couple of math classes (for general college reqs) but said fuck it and "quit".

All the while, was getting all my certs and landed this current job with a little bit of luck also.

[Lelantas]

Have a B.S. in Bioengineering, worked as an EMT on an ambulance, and am now in medical school, working towards that elusive M.D.

[EAGLE5]

As I told a worried student of mine, I'm a high school dropout with a BA in Philosophy, and I'm doing alright.

[Guff]

Dang, so many Mechanical grads here... Where's all my Materials guys at? BS in MatSE very soon, assuming my last semester doesn't go horribly wrong. :P

[chaoskaze]

Originally Posted by Teseo

Finishing my bachelor on biomedic science, later i will try a doctor pharmacy.
Full time job +studyng is exhausting, but the girls in the classroom... worth the sacrifice

[babydriver]

Two careers, so different kinds of degrees:

Bachelor of Arts, Music Education, University of Central Florida
Master of Music, Music Theory, University of South Florida
Doctor of Musical Arts, Orchestral Conducting, University of Texas, Austin

(Fast forward 25 years)

Master of Science, Biology, minor in Biochemistry, Texas State University

[Jesse36m3]

Electrical Engineering at the New England Institute of Technology. Have a bit over a year left. Took a 4 year break in between my AS.


Hoping to land a career in the automation field and work with PLCs / Programming.


Currently a Sr. Draftsman working on submarine's electrical systems. Been doing CAD dating back to middle school and as a career for 4 years now. Unfortunately, I'm pretty much maxed out without that paperrrrrr.