I'm going to Wyotech!

[Jakey]

Does US News & World Report post Junior/Technical/Community College program rankings like they do for 4-year schools? I'd be interested to see where the WyoTech and UTI diesel programs rank against others as I know there are multiple good diesel programs out there. For example, the diesel program at Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) is excellent as well as the one at a community college in the Peoria, IL area (the name escapes me).

[blageo23]

Im currently at Century for auto tech and I have learned alot more then I ever thought I would. Im in the second year and still learning.

Yah I could have went to dunwoody and spent my $29000 or I could learn the same stuff and only pay like $8000. Personally Ill save that $20000 and not be broke the rest of my life.

And maybe a employer may look at the fact you went to dunwoody. But in the auto world I think its more about experience and working your way up. Also there is the ASE factor. I have 5 ASEs passed(out of the 5 I have taken) and I just went to good ol Century. And I feel theat an employer will look at those over where you went to school. Its not about where you learned it but how you took it in and how you apply it.

Also a friend of mine went to UTI and he works on big rigs and he enjoys it. Another friend went to wyotech and he works at a tire place. Havent gotten thier opinions on education yet tho.

JUST MY 2 CENTS

Mike

[b00stcreep21]

I just finished up goin through auto/chassis fab at Wyo. Like you've been hearing, you're going to f*cking hate living there. There is SERIOUSLY nothing to do unless you go down to Fort Collins, Colorado every weekend like me ;)

[Speedfreak]

I actually had a great time out there in Laramie. I know the whole group of friends I made while there had a blast. Anything from some seriously hardcore mudding/off roading mountain style(with groups of like 10-15 trucks/4x4's). To house parties/bars/clubs, even though I don't drink. The city is 85% students of the University of Wyoming and Wyotech, the rest are locals. Not to mention, I mountain biked some of the best trails/mountains of my life. Also hiked the mountains. But the best part of all was the fact that Steamboat(skiing/snowboarding) was only two hours away. Also some amazing rock climbing as well. Basically if you like the outdoors, it's a great place. And if you find the right people.. there are some of the best street racing roads like 5 minutes outside the city. BTW, I did not live in the Wyotech housing, I had my own apartment on the U of W campus, that may have helped a bit.:)

So there you go, the experience is what you make of it.

[FattyBoomBatty]

Make us proud with something like this:
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[BOVADDICT]

my uddies in laramie too. his names noah.. whats areyour guys buddies names. maye theyll meet lol.

[Pimpin Dsmstyle]

No school can MAKE you smart. It works like this.

School provides working space, jobs, and direction if needed
Class time gives you general pointers, but doing jobs over and over is where the skill is developed.

If you went to school and came out with nothing, blame yourself. The information you learn may or may not be relevant in the life you choose, but the more you can retain the better.

I'm speaking from experience. Not the positive experience I wish I would have gotten. I spent my time in transmission / transaxle tech fucking around, skipping class and eating food in the lunch area at DCTC. The teachers try and give you order so that you know what's important to understand. Everything else is up to you. I'm just sick of people complaining about not learning anything. When I actually went to class, I learned alot and I really wish I would have taken advantage of it. After all, I paid for 2 semesters and only attended 1/2 of the first semester and not one day of the 2nd.

EDIT - by "school provides jobs" I meant jobs in class. It is not the schoolsl job to find your lazy ass a job. That's up to you. The schools discussed here compaired to DCTC or Henepin tech would be similar to saying " the U of M vs Harvard." Sure a genious could come from UofM but Harvard TYPICALLY spawns off better students since the standard is higher.

[AJ]

Education is all in how you apply yourself no matter where you go. When I was 18 and fresh out of high school I wasted a shit load of my parents money in a few semesters of school in Chicago with bad grades. Now I finally have my shit straight and I have worked my cumlative GPA up to a 3.3 from a 1.2 (that's right, a 1.2 bitches) with an almost pefrect GPA of 4.0 since I have been back in school.

I've set my goals to have a 2 degrees and then go for my maters.


What's a education out at Wyotech run these days?

[Shane55113]

^ Something around $25k. I personally plan on getting my ASE's during school or right after school, It would be cool to work at a shop like LSE or DB but i don't know if thats what i'd want to do right off the bat, i think i'd work at a dealer for a while and work on my car at night.

If i get the opportunity to do a high end program like PTEP or Bmw or Audi i will take them but they are not my main focus, i am going to this school for myself i do not plan on being strictly a mechanic for the rest of my life.

[tim]

Does US News & World Report post Junior/Technical/Community College program rankings like they do for 4-year schools? I'd be interested to see where the WyoTech and UTI diesel programs rank against others as I know there are multiple good diesel programs out there. For example, the diesel program at Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) is excellent as well as the one at a community college in the Peoria, IL area (the name escapes me).


DMACC is where you want to go in this area if you are wanting to work on big trucks. My cousin went there and is now making somewhere around $40/hr with only 5 years experience in the field. But it is a lot of work and you wont have much of a back left if you plan on doing this for years.


A close friend of mine went to Wyotech for the same programs as you are thinking. He hardly partied and did his very best to do good in school. He is living just feet from a river in Colorado where he can go fishing all he wants and has a job at a Ford dealership making really good money. Everytime I talk to him he seems to be getting a promotion within the dealership.

He doesnt regret it one bit except for being so far away from his friends and family back here.

Another friend of mine went to UTI and is working at a local garage back home not doing anything more than he would be doing if he went to a local tech school. Probably his fault for lack of ambition but he is still happy he went there.