A convenient college coincidence

[ThePreacher]

Originally posted here by tenguzero
I'd already gone to a technical school last year for PC support, and obtained my A+ cert. However, the MONTH I graduated (jan 2001) was when the whole tech sector hit the skids. So here I am a year later going back to school for my assoc. degree in computer sciences (I'm majoring in, what else, networking/security ) Upon taking a tour of the school I'm going to apply to (NHTI), I discovered that the networking dept. has just over half a MILLION dollars in routers and other assorted networking equipment donated to them by Cisco (There is a room that is all racks w/routers!!). It's one of only 5 schools in the country that have that facility. And it's a 25 minute drive from where I live. Pretty cool...

Just felt like sharing that

If you have the patience, I suggest you go through and get a 4 year degree. I have had particular trouble finding a job with just associate degrees.

[tenguzero]

I've been told that I should consider going for my bachelor's. God knows if there's one thing I've learned, it's that just an A+ and some tech schooling won't land you a sweet puter job anymore... I'd only be 24 when I graduated, so I guess I could spare a couple years. But I don't know if I could take living at home for another 4 . Decisions decisions.

[ammo]

Cisco gear costs an arm... and a leg... and then the other arm and other leg...
They do pretty nice stuff though

In my case however (I administer a 100 PCs network), it's hard to decide if Cisco gear is worth the extra buck... One feature I that I'd like to have from cisco is HSRP... But you can work around it..

Tenguzero: do the run Cisco's network academy program? Net. academy sounds pretty cool, I have some PR portfolio about it and sounds really cool for the kids and older kids (I might follow the courses when I have time and money... )

Ammo

[RiOtEr]

ur all so old?! i want a degree but im to young
hehe
RiOtEr

[tenguzero]

Yes, Ammo, they are indeed a fully accredited Cisco academy (They train college professors and system administrators from around the country, supposedly even from other countries, hence Cisco's huge investment in equipment for them) If anyone lives in or around NH (the school is located in Concord) I highly suggest checking it out. I've never seen so many routers in one room in my life...