NetworkNewb said: I would say a lot of college courses don't really help people in the real world, but as long as you take courses in areas you plan going into once you complete college they should be useful. But you actually have to be interested in that area and spend the time and learn the material instead of just going through the motions of passing the class too. Sounds like you are just going through the motions of passing classes... Of course none of that will stick in your head than. But overall, imo I'd agree that colleges/degrees do not prepare an individual for the real world job. The only thing that will do that is experience of actually doing it. But who would you hire if I have 2 people going for a job.... One who has no experience and wants to do the job. Or one who has no experience, wants to do the job, but also has a college degree in that subject area. (There are of course other things like English/Grammar skills and other skills that greatly help though too)
diablo911 said: The Army never made us train like the way that a university does, they train you with things you will need to know.
NetworkingStudent said: Sometimes, I feel like college is a way to show employers that you can make commitment to a goal, and achieve that goal.
paul78 said: Let's be clear - many employers are not looking for degrees. They are looking for employees that can add value to the business. The employer will select the candidate that can demonstrate value through past history. If a candidate doesn't have any past history, then a college degree can be a fair substitute.
JDMurray said:. I also agree with @Meggo that a 2-year associates degree is a great way to save money on a college education. In California, state-funded community colleges are still a bargain when comparing their cost per unit to the education they provide. In two years, you can have a college degree and a bunch of transfer units acceptable at all state-funded 4-year universities. Due to the tech workforce shortage, many businesses that require a college degree have been accepting associates degree for several years now.
diablo911 said: wish i could of spent that time towards studying for the CCNA, but odds are sense this is my last semester as this school ill just look for a manual labor job. Sucks i spent 5 years for the Bachelors degree and most likely wont go into the field of networking, is what it is.
chriscurtis83 said: I think my degree's have rounded me out as a person. I can always hold a convo with a educated person and share different ways to approach things. But I find uneducated folks know their jobs super well and are often times SME's. But that's all they know. That's just my opinion but I've been in the work force for 18 years and its more true than not. I guess that's the difference between a Votech education and a traditional education.
chriscurtis83 said: TS/SCI
diablo911 said: I knew college wasn't for me the first day i was in it and thought about going back in the army, but i decided to stick it out cause employers want these lame peaces of paper for some reason beyond my understanding.
diablo911 said: @chriscurtis83 for me its because i cant remember anything i learn there, i completed trig last semester and someone asked me what the area of a circle was, didnt remeber, so i googled it, even then i found myself still lost, so that was 5 months and 1200 bucks out of my pocket, for what ?. Im no better for having completed it by the end of the day if i cant remember it, needed constant help most of my time throughout the days to get through it. Ya thats just one example of one class out of all the ones i have completed. Dont remember any of cause no one in the real world asks me or to work with anything iv learned at that campus.
