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Ask Slashdot: Is Going To a Technical College Worth It?

First time accepted submitter blandcramration writes "I have recently decided to further my education with a technical school associates degree. I am a first quarter student in my third week as an IT student. I have taught myself Python and have been working with computers for over 10 years. We've been learning C++ and though my instructor appears to know how to program, he doesn't really understand the procedure behind the veil, so to speak. In a traditional learning environment, I would rather learn everything about the computer process rather than fiddle around with something until I figure out how it works. I can do that on my own. I think the real issue is I'm not feeling challenged enough and I'm paying through the nose to go to school here. Am I even going to be able to land a decent job, or should I just take a few classes here and move on to a traditional college and get a computer science degree? I'm much more interested in an approach to computer science like From NAND to Tetris but I feel as if I should get a degree in something. What are your thoughts?"

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  1. Re:Here's my anecdote by iggymanz · · Score: 3, Funny

    and unlike 99% of slashdotters, you're getting lots of sex.

  2. Re:School is worthless... by camperdave · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm making six figures too; it's just that the first couple are zeros.

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  3. Re:School is worthless... by VortexCortex · · Score: 5, Funny

    You get paid in Octal?