Actually, computer engineering is more along the lines of developing the hardware. Network engineering does indeed go into the topologies and devices (routers, switches etc) that go into designing a network.
The one networking class that I've taken did go into CSMA/CD and token passing, as well as IP. We actually spent quite a bit of time on TCP/IP, but nowhere near the depth that I could get into in a 4-year program where there are a couple classes specifically devoted to it.
I am looking into transferring schools as my current school has a piss poor tech program. What I want to persue is a career in network engineering. I had thought the best idea was to major in network engineering and concentrate in something else, but someone told me I should think about majoring in something a bit more broad and just to concentrate in network engineering. This would make my job of hunting for schools a lot more easy as even finding a school with network engineering as a major is difficult. What do you think my best option is - NE as a major, or concentration? Also, are technical institutes like Devry or ITT Tech any good?
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Actually, computer engineering is more along the lines of developing the hardware. Network engineering does indeed go into the topologies and devices (routers, switches etc) that go into designing a network.
The one networking class that I've taken did go into CSMA/CD and token passing, as well as IP. We actually spent quite a bit of time on TCP/IP, but nowhere near the depth that I could get into in a 4-year program where there are a couple classes specifically devoted to it.
I am looking into transferring schools as my current school has a piss poor tech program. What I want to persue is a career in network engineering. I had thought the best idea was to major in network engineering and concentrate in something else, but someone told me I should think about majoring in something a bit more broad and just to concentrate in network engineering. This would make my job of hunting for schools a lot more easy as even finding a school with network engineering as a major is difficult. What do you think my best option is - NE as a major, or concentration? Also, are technical institutes like Devry or ITT Tech any good?