I'm 19, a 10th grade dropout, and I have no formal training, yet I'm a level 2 pc tech working for a fortune 100 company making as much as my 40 year old stepdad. my company is paying for my A+ and my MCSE, and after that Novell and UNIX Admin certifications. many tech recruiting companies don't care where you learned your stuff as long as you know it. they start you off as level 1 pc tech, doing helpdesk or whatever, and after you sign a contract they pay for your complete training. there are more jobs than there are techs so it's pointless to go to college, and usually pointless to go to even a tech school. maybe I just got lucky, but I posted my resume on yahoo and the very next day I had 3 companies bringing me in for contract negotiations, and to be honest I'm not all that skilled. please note however, my willingness to relocate, my professionalism, and my 4 years as an independant consultant might have something to do with this. good luck to all those deliberating...
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I'm 19, a 10th grade dropout, and I have no formal training, yet I'm a level 2 pc tech working for a fortune 100 company making as much as my 40 year old stepdad. my company is paying for my A+ and my MCSE, and after that Novell and UNIX Admin certifications. many tech recruiting companies don't care where you learned your stuff as long as you know it. they start you off as level 1 pc tech, doing helpdesk or whatever, and after you sign a contract they pay for your complete training. there are more jobs than there are techs so it's pointless to go to college, and usually pointless to go to even a tech school. maybe I just got lucky, but I posted my resume on yahoo and the very next day I had 3 companies bringing me in for contract negotiations, and to be honest I'm not all that skilled. please note however, my willingness to relocate, my professionalism, and my 4 years as an independant consultant might have something to do with this. good luck to all those deliberating...