Itt tech??

[iSMOKE]

Anyone here get a degree or know anyone who has gotten one from ITT Tech? I recently sat down with them and went over some things then scheduled another appointment. After that I heard some horror stories but at the same time heard some great ones. As we all know google will give you whatever you want, if u type itt sucks then u get 1000 sites that say it does, if u type itt is great, then u get 100 that say it is etc... Anyone here have any testimonial?? Im a bit scared to spend $20k a year to get shitted on...

[farkedup]

depends on local job markets entirely.

Any of these quick degree type places are looked as lower quality than "real schools" If you're local job market is hungry for the market you're going into then you'll find a job. Job experiences after that are 10x more important

[iSMOKE]

Originally Posted by farkedup

depends on local job markets entirely.

Any of these quick degree type places are looked as lower quality than "real schools" If you're local job market is hungry for the market you're going into then you'll find a job. Job experiences after that are 10x more important

well the thing about that is the dude i talked to said the were an accredited school and they are looked at as a real college and you earn a real degree rather than a certificate like other tech schools...i did a little research online and it says they are not "regionally" accredited but im not too sure what all that means...thanks for the reply

[farkedup]

notice I put the "real schools"

think of it more of a community college VS major school. All things being equal they pick the person from the big school.

It all depends on what field you're going into. It also depends on what type of job you're looking for. Generally a school like this has decent job placement program which should help you quite a bit.

[Wizzo]

I think like most tech jobs, its your actual skillz that matter over a degree, so if itt can give you a foundation to work from then go for it, but no matter what school you go to for technical training it will come down to how much you are willing to learn and how you personally develop your skills into practical use.

[2012]

Originally Posted by iSMOKE

well the thing about that is the dude i talked to said the were an accredited school and they are looked at as a real college and you earn a real degree rather than a certificate like other tech schools...i did a little research online and it says they are not "regionally" accredited but im not too sure what all that means...thanks for the reply

think of who you talked to as a car salesman or military recruiter. He'll tell you anything to get you in there. He has to meet a quota each month. Most likely the only degree he/she has is a G.E.D.

Do yourself an enormous favor and at least go to a real college. You won't get laughed at as much. Also as you get older when everybody else is moving up in their career you won't have to go back to a real school then and spend another 40k

Start at Community College if you have too ...

[kane]

I used to work at a company called Tektronics. They are/were a pretty big printer and electronic test instrument manufacturer. When I started working there I had no degree,but I had been in that field for a while and had on the job experience. About 1/3 or more of the people I started working there with (we all came through a temp service) were ITT grads. Also two of my good friends went to ITT so I know a little bit about them.

1. Depending on the program you do you will get an actual associates degree and not just a certificate.

2. Of the people I have known that went there they all say the job placement counselors are pretty helpful and will work with you to get you a job when you graduate.

3. Don't expect the job they get you to be anything special. Most of the time it will be some kind of entry level job in the field you are studying.

4. When I talked to the people that went there and ask if they would do it differently now that they had gone through it the responses varied. The two guys I know that went there to be CAD Drafters would do it again. The degree they got helped get them a job and they have worked their way up the ladder of the engineering firms they work for. One of them went back to ITT for a different program and got a bachelors as well.

Of the electronic engineering people I know (this is the vast majority of the people I know from ITT) a few say they would do the same thing again and most say that if they had it to do over with the information they had now they would take a different path. They would either spend the extra time and get a bachelors degree so they could start higher up the ladder and have more opportunity or they would just get a entry level job in the industry and work to get into a bigger company that would pay for their schooling then either go to ITT on someone else's dime or get a bachelors degree with the company paying for.

In the end ITT will get you in the door. What program you want to study and your local job market really will define what you do with it afterward. Where I live there are a ton of high tech jobs so there are a lot of electronic engineering students, but if there are not many of those jobs in your area, it may not be worth your time. A couple of the guys I used to work with ended up having to move to a different state to get a decent job in the field they had studied. If electronics/engineering is the field you want to pursue check the job market and decide if you are better off dropping the 20K or so ITT will cost you or if it is smarter to get the job with a company that will pay your tuition if you go back to school.

If you are wanting to go into the electronics/high tech/engineering field and you want to make it a career and want to make some good money I would suggest doing the following:

Get a job in the industry and start going to school part time at nights and on weekends. Start at a community college where it is cheap. Hopefully you will be at a company that will pay for this. Eventually transfer to a 4 year school and continue to working and going to school. Get an actual bachelors in engineering (whatever discipline you are interested in) and now the world is yours. The company you work for just paid for it all, sure it took you 6-8 years to get it, but you now have the degree and on the job experience. If you live in an area where there are a lot of these types of jobs you will have a ton of options and you can be pretty confident the company that just paid for your school will aggressively work to keep you there and keep you happy and if not there are sure to be many other companies that would welcome you with open arms.

Sorry for the long post

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who is ITT ?

[Rochard]

I have an AA degree from Heald College, which is very similar.

I wasn't too happy with the school. I entered in 1998, and it wasn't until I graduated that they were certified to teach Windows 98. It seemed like everything we learned in class was old and outdated. Did I learn from Heald? I sure did. Before I went into Heald College I couldn't so much as install a new hard drive into a computer. By the time I came out I was able to build a computer from the ground up. However, I learned a lot from a small handful of students that were ten times smarter than the teachers.

Has my degree helped me? Sure has. Certain jobs require a college degree, even if only an AA degree. Would I do it again? I think I would.

As Kane said above... A college degree helps get your foot in the door. If two people apply for the same job and one has a degree of any kind and the other has it, well, the fucker with the college degree wins. What you do with it after is what makes the difference.

[kane]

Originally Posted by Rochard

As Kane said above... A college degree helps get your foot in the door. If two people apply for the same job and one has a degree of any kind and the other has it, well, the fucker with the college degree wins. What you do with it after is what makes the difference.

I agree fully with that especially with the high tech world. A friend of mine works for a very large high tech company. He has been there over 10 years and they ended up telling him that they would promote him further, but he needed to get a degree first. He has an AA and can do everything this new job would require, but they want him to have a bachelors before they promote him. So he is going back to school. Having a degree of any kind is big door opener for sure.