What is your education level?

ZYFER · Post by **ZYFER** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:43 pm

In that case FP, you might just be able to walk in, pay upfront and have them hand you your degree

Qui Gon-Jinn · Post by **Qui Gon-Jinn** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:52 pm

I have an Associates of applied Science in Web Design and ECommerce.

18 months. 20k in debt. and I got a piece of paper.. woot.. LOLZ

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:12 am

Spent 3 years in college & swapped majors (big mistake). Ran out of money, then got married, bought a house, had a kid & never looked back. No degree here. Sadly, most of the people that I know who graduated are morons & many of the people I know that didn't are pretty smart. Shame that the system works that way. I used to supervise a ramp at the airport where mostly college grads ended up working to pay off their bills. I even had an engineer from Boeing working under me.

RubberDuckie · Post by **RubberDuckie** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:16 am

BS in Civil Engineering and a Licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Texas

Invisible Evil · Post by **Invisible Evil** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:35 am

Well, the only reason I am considering it is due to the great reinbursment prog. that the comp. has.

I have no desire to go into debt for this at all

Im debt free right now and want to keep it that way.

Post by **MidnightSin** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:16 pm

I am 1/2 of a credit for 9th grade English away from a HS Diploma.

MAC · Post by **MAC** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:26 pm

Spent 2 years going to college (some full time / some part time)and dropped out. Not having a degree has not affected my career. However, my company now requires a 2 year Associates degree or experience to be considered for a Operator's job at the oil refinery where I work.

d_b · Post by **d_b** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:02 pm

1 year of college and some night classes. Guess I have a BS in drinking, toking and all around tomfoolery.

Because of that I graduated from the school of hard knocks.

TruckStuff · Post by **TruckStuff** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:04 am

BS in Economics from Texas A&M, although I'm a software dev now. I always knew that I would be in IT and started in CS. Unfortunately, I had horrible study habits going into college and partied too much my freshman year. Grades reflected this, so I wound up in ECON.

Still only took 4 1/2 years to finish.

And I totally agree with what FP said earlier. Unless you are in a highly technical field like engineering, you will use very little of what you learn in college in the Real World (tm). However, employers want to see an ability to dedicate yourself to something and finish the task. There aren't many jobs out there that will earn more than about $50k-60k/yr without a BS. That being said, once you get a few years under your belt, experience is all that matters.

Qui Gon-Jinn · Post by **Qui Gon-Jinn** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:55 am

MidnightSin wrote:I am 1/2 of a credit for 9th grade English away from a HS Diploma.

Yet he posesses a PHD in BS.. and likely has a PHD (Post Hole Digger) in his backyard. Also an all around cool guy to hang out with and the best boss I have ever had.

Really do miss the days at the Computer store. Come in.. hungover.. tired.. headache like no other.. and He would slam things and yell at me even louder. That there is a true friend.