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Hey I need a little more advice about college. I am trying to choose between going to a big university or a small tech school.

All I want is enough of a degree to have a good solid career (with out going in debt). I want to be able to make enough so that when I find the right girl to marry and start a family with I can support the family. And be able to support the family on my income so that if my future wife wants to be a stay at home Mom she could.

Could I do that with a two year management degree from the tech school? If I went there I probably would also get a two year degree in other parts of business or something for a back up after I got the two year management degree.

I would rather go to the Tech school because its cheap enough I wont go into debt. Plus I rather be at a small college because the class sizes are smaller so its not so intemadating and easier to focus on studying.

Would I be stupid if I choose to go to the tech school? The Tech school I am looking at has been around for a really long time so its defiantly accredited and respected around town.
 
It really depends on two things: what kind of job do you want, and how did you do in high school?
If you’re unsure - especially since you seem to be attracted to the small class size, the “easier to focus” factor, and the cost, do tech school for two years with the eye to continuing at a four-year college.
That way you’ll have two years to learn the ropes, get a solid foundation in the basics, etc. Then you’ll only have two years of student loans. You can pay them back over time, and they are a great investment if they will really help your future earning potential.
I teach at a four-year university. I see lots of kids who are not ready to focus with all the distractions, who need small classes with more accountability, and whose parents have pushed them into getting a four-year degree. These are the kids that end up failing out and wasting money. Most of them could really benefit for two more years at a smaller school.
Best of luck!
 
I am 21 and just got my GED. I am really just wanting a decent paying job as a manager some where. I thought about getting the 2 year management degree. then getting a 2 year a/c repair degree or something like that. Where I have two 2 year degrees in two diffrant things. Would that be bad?
 
I would like to go this route. I just want to make sure its not a bad idea.
 
I don’t have any business experience, but I think a lot of business will train you in management, so it might be better to get your tech degree first. Then, get into a management training program at a company in whatever field in which you are interested.

Probably I should let a manager answer this, huh?

money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bestjobs/2006/top50/index.html

a list of best jobs from money magazine.

If I were you, I’d look at medical tech jobs. They are pretty high paying. My cousin is in management at a hospital after being an x-ray tech for years. She does very well.

A few average salaries for medical tech degrees–which I believe are 2 year degrees.

indeed.com/salary/X-ray-Tech.html

indeed.com/salary?q1=ultrasound+tech&l1=

indeed.com/salary?q1=respiratory+tech&l1=

I also have heard that men advance pretty quickly in the medical fields because they have less family demands. Women tend to take more time off to have babies, tend to sick kids, deal with family issues–sad, but true. Since there are so many women in the medical tech area, men can move up pretty quickly.

I have no empirical data on that, just what I’ve heard…
 
Thanks for the advice. The big thing I want to know is could I have a good solid career with a 2 year management degree and a two year degree in something else from the tech school? Or do I need to go to a big university to get one four year degree?
 
Just remember that no degree ensures that you will make any amount of money. All it does is help get you in the door.

You get paid for the work, not for the education.
 
The biggest thing is doing something you love. If driving a corvette or having the biggest house are not the most important things in your life, do what makes you happy. Tech/trade schools are full of people that will land a job that will keep them satisfied.

I am purely guessing by the fact that you completed your GED at 21, the classroom scene is not your things. Here in our town we have a very popular mechanic school with guys (and a few girls) your age. Big companies like BMW visit there often to pick the best students.
 
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The biggest thing is doing something you love. If driving a corvette or having the biggest house are not the most important things in your life, do what makes you happy. Tech/trade schools are full of people that will land a job that will keep them satisfied.

I am purely guessing by the fact that you completed your GED at 21, the classroom scene is not your things. Here in our town we have a very popular mechanic school with guys (and a few girls) your age. Big companies like BMW visit there often to pick the best students.
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I have always loved cars and use to think about being a mechanic. But I have heard so many people in it say it does not pay well and its tuff work. So I thought I should stay away from it.
 
Should I worry more about doing something I love? Or worry about getting a job that I know I can support a family later on when I get married so my future wife could be a stay at home Mom?
 
Love something that pays well, then you can have both.

Auto service technicians for the dealerships are paid well…better than the instructor who trained them. We have an auto tech program. One of the grads wears a suit and just runs a handheld computer diagnostic machine for a cadillac dealership and makes six figures. Some grads have gone to work for racing teams. Shadetree mechanic doesn’t pay well though.
 
I will be turning 23 when I start college (I turn 22 next weekend) will that be looked as strange?
 
yeah i have one 2 find your love in the college
with the same faith that the time is fast !!:cool: :cool: :cool:
 
Catholic132 said:
I will be turning 23 when I start college (I turn 22 next weekend) will that be looked as strange?
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Not at all. The strange looking ones are the grandmothers taking classes. Many people go into the millitary before college, so they are in their 20s too.
 
Thanks for all the advice. I thought about getting a 2 year automotive technology degree and then a 2 year management degree at the tech school. And also get ASE certified.

My uncle works at a used car lot and he already told me that if I want a job there to work at during school just ask and I have it.

Would having the 2 different degrees and the ASE certification be ok? Could I make a decent career out of that?
 
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