College Programs in North Carolina

Da-Regulator

I'm currently in the Army. In Iraq right now. I figured I would use this time to study for certs (CCNA, A+, N+) and figure out what school I'm going to go to when I get back. I'm a Commo guy, so I work with network stuff daily. Not to worried about testing on it. When I get out I'll have security clearance and 4 years experience and some certs. But I really want to get a degree to really stand out. Anyone have any idea what schools and degree programs in North Carolina is more outstanding than any others. I appreciate it.

Priston

I'd say for North Carolina both NC State's and UNC's Computer Science programs are recognized alot more than the other schools in NC.

Da-Regulator

Appreciate it man.. but idk I have been looking in to WGU degrees like the IT - Security. I wanna know more about getting hired with the degree though.

Where you from in NC?

willhi1979

I went to NC State and have a Batchelors in Computer Science. It's a pretty rigorous program and involves a lot of Programming, Science, and Math Courses and some electives thrown in. At NC State, it's in the College of Engineering. There's also a MIS Concentration in Business Management. At UNC, the Comp Sci major is in their Math College. If you have any specific questions drop me a PM and I can try to answer them. NC State's Comp Sci web site is NC State University: Welcome to the Department of Computer Science and there is a lot more information there on the Courses and Degree Requirements.

steve13ad

There's always ECU. It's not as "prestigious" as State, but the classes are manageable and the ladies are exquisite!!!

Priston

Da-Regulator wrote: »

Appreciate it man.. but idk I have been looking in to WGU degrees like the IT - Security. I wanna know more about getting hired with the degree though.

Where you from in NC?

I've lived all over NC, currently I'm living in the Raleigh-Durham Area.

Personally when it comes down to what I want to learn from college and not will this give me a better chance to get a job. I think a CS degree for me is focused too much on programming. Considering your interested in CCNA and Net+ you might feel the same way. I think that a degree from WGU in IT security or IT Networks Administration would be good for you.

ECU is also a nice school they have a BS in Information and Computer Technology, but I haven't heard anything about how good or bad it is.

steve13ad

I was in their Masters Program (pre-family) for a while, and found them a little easier that what I was expecting. I lost patience with the programs because it seemed like the classes got bogged down by people who's skill-set wasn't has high as you'd expect it should be.

myedjo24

steve13ad wrote: »

There's always ECU. It's not as "prestigious" as State, but the classes are manageable and the ladies are exquisite!!!

I couldn't agree with you more, I used to love to take the hour and halfish drive on the weekends to go the clubs over there.

blargoe

myedjo24 wrote: »

I couldn't agree with you more, I used to love to take the hour and halfish drive on the weekends to go the clubs over there.

Eww. I won't even drive within 20 miles of Greenville without wearing a rubber.

blargoe

To the OP, if you're already pretty strong in networking already, I would either look for a degree that is more business-IT focused, or maybe go for a concentration in information security to complement your security clearance. Depends on what your preference. What i wouldn't do... is to get a degree to basically validate what you already validated by way of your experience and certs.

My $.02

- Blargoe

myedjo24

blargoe wrote: »

Eww. I won't even drive within 20 miles of Greenville without wearing a rubber.

Greenville the city is a **** and the regular residents are questionable, but the student chicks are probably the best in the state. I guess that's not saying much though. South Carolina girls are much much better. I think that's why they divided the state to decide who gets the hot ones. The four hour drive to Myrtle Beach is more of a better choice, but hey who wants to drive four hours.

erpadmin

blargoe wrote: »

What i wouldn't do... is to get a degree to basically validate what you already validated by way of your experience and certs.

My $.02

That's precisely why I'm getting a degree in IT...to exactly validate experience (not so much certs though but it does come with the package).

An MBA or MS in Management is a much better investment than a BS in Business. If all you need is sheepskin to either get past the HR firewalls or pursue a Masters in somethng (Business or otherwise), then yeah, it makes sense to get a degree to validate experience and certs.

FWIW.