Re: Getting a 2 year degree worth it?

(E-Mail Removed) (Donald Cutler) wrote in
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>> Hi, Im currently trying desperately to find employment. Ive been
>> trying to do an electrician apprenticeship but am having no luck. I
>> dont know if the economy sucks or what. My friend in his second year
>> as an apprentice just got laid off. I filled out an application with
>> the brotherhoood of electrical workers union but they told me around
>> 20 of there apprentices in my area are not working right now so I dont
>> have my hopes up with that. Im a college student I currently have
>> about 76 credit hours towards a business degree but am really having
>> second thoughts about going into a business profession. The office
>> type work really doesnt appeal to me and I need money now which is why
>> I have looked into apprenticeships. Right now Im thinking of possibly
>> getting a two year degree from a nearby community college in
>> Electrical Technology, I only need 12 classes to get the degree. But I
>> am worried that this degree will do little for me and it will be a
>> waste. Im also thinking of changing my business major to something
>> else, I would already have enough for a business minor with a
>> different major but no technical majors it the university i go to
>> sound that great. Anybody have any suggestions on the 2 year degree or
>> an apprenticeship. Help!
>>
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>if you don't like working at a desk then engineering may not be for you.
> I spend a lot of time calculating and programming logic. But, to
>answer your question, yes an associates will help. In order to get it
>you will need some desire. If you believe, you can achieve.
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A lot depends upon where you study for your degree and what you want to do
with it. Some associate degrees are worth more to prospective employers
than others. When I was in college (Penn State) in 1967 - 69, we were
exposed to a broad range of engineering topics such as drafting, mechanics,
strength of materials, physics and engineering math. Specialized
electrical/electronics classes taught us basic electricity/electronics,
electrical machines, electrical/electronic control circuits, electric power
generation and distribution and advanced electronics. In addition we were
required to take classes in history, public speaking, economics, humanities
and English. Some of my contemporaries took classes at a local technical
training center and were awarded an Associate degree from that accredited
school. While they got deeper into practical electronics, I got a broad
base of theory that enabled me to adapt my learning to specialized fields
later, with minimal extra training. While the technical training center
produced excellent technicians, the University produced budding engineers.

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