[sdiy] OT : School.

[John L Marshall]

I am an instructor at Renton Technical College.

You may find the cost of ITT unreasonably high. Check out ALL of the
Technical and Junior Colleges in your area. RTC charges about $750 per
quarter and is rated as one of the highest quality schools in the nation.

Ask the school for placement statistics. How many are placed? What type of
work are they doing? How much are they paid? Schools are required to keep
and share this information.

You may find a program that includes analog or a program that includes
independent studies. But, you will need to talk to program deans and
instructors. People in registration will not necessarily know the facts and
details.

Students in my progam have ranged from 16 years old (Running Start from high
school) to 69 years young. You could wait another 10 years and then finish
when you are 50.


Take care,
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Arnold" <xyzzy at sysabend.org>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 5:48 PM
Subject: [sdiy] OT : School.


> Since I have had plenty of time to think recently, I've been pondering the
> idea of going back to school.  I've noticed however that there has been
> a disturbing trend with several of the universities I've looked into.
> The trend of CS and EE being rolled into one big happy digital ball.
>
> My original thoughts had been an EE degree with concentration in Analog,
but
> I've yet to find a school that doesnt hop around screaming Digital Is The
> Future.  Even schools I went to in the past have rolled analog coursework
> into fewer courses so they could fit more digital into the courseload.
>
> I'm even considering just getting an ITT Tech degree so I have some form
> of paper to show I really do have some knowledge.  While I'm not a huge
fan
> of decorative paper, we're in the midst of a cycle where its definatly
> helpful.   I'm also not getting any younger.  The idea of starting school
> again not to graduate until I'm 40 or so isnt incredably appealing.
>
> So, what do y'all think of tech schools like ITT?  My end goal is to be
> able to get back into real design.  I worry that a place like ITT Tech is
> breeding Radio Shack salesmen and TV repairmen, on the other hand maybe
> something is better then nothing.
>
> Replies offlist are welcome.
>
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