Education Qualifications for a Network Admin?

Volkov137 asks: "As I ponder where to go after high school for a future job in Network Administration, I have a couple of choices. Either go to a University and get a 4-year bachelors degree in Computer Networking and Administration, or go to a 2-year trade school that will be much more focused on what I need to know. Is the University really worth paying for, and will it mean anything more in today's IT world? Also, how important are certifications (Network+, Cisco, Linux+, etc) when entering this job market?"

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Re:Univ gives options

[porcupine8]

That is really the best point of all. Going into college, I thought I knew exactly what I wanted to do. After working in two labs doing that, I realized that I was wrong. I'm now on my way to a field that I had never considered at 18 (though it's related), and I'll be getting my PhD in something I hadn't even heard of then.