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First Red Hat Academy for High School

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the back-to-school dept.

FrankBama writes "As a follow-up to the story of a few days ago, Red Hat has started a program in my old hometown. The story's at the News & Record. I love this part '...this training normally would cost more than $10,000. But Weaver students can get Red Hat certification free -- and use it get a job paying more than $30,000 a year right out of high school.'"

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  1. Hah. by pla · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    30k out of HS with a RHCE? Yeah, smoke some more.

    I have a 2-year degree, a brace of 4-year degrees, and as many Linux certs (LCP and LCA), as well as 8 years experience as a firmware engineer, and still can't get a tech job.

    Oh, wait, did the article forget to mention that McDonald's has started accepting an RHCE in place of sending management candidates to Hamburger U? Silly me. Must have missed that.

    Either that, or RedHat will hire them as instructors to spread their certs-in-HS program to other places. LinuxGruven, anyone?

  2. $30,000 isn't that much... by vspazv · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I make that in retail computer sales at 21 while going to college in my spare time. Heck, one of the women I work with makes over $50,000.

  3. Re:But if Microsoft were to do such a thing..... by MeanMF · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Microsoft is a molopolist, it used or attempted to use its molopoly in operating systems to gain additional monopolies and destroy competitors. Redhat didn't.

    Not yet at least... Wait until they're the only commercial Linux distribution left.