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Originally Posted by berettafan

A clients son just graduated from Capital Tech (i had never heard of it) using the co op program. Spent a semester working for the gov't. Just graduated, gets the gov't job and an 80k salary.

Agree on the utility of the degree. If the boy said he wanted to be a CPA or teacher like his parents he'd be shopping price almost exclusively with secondary considerations on ball and location. What i've read on engineering is you either can do it or you can't when you graduate. No room for BS or 'yeah but i went to the bosses alma mater'. With that in mind we've tried to identify strong programs with hands on teaching and up to date tech.

The risk of course is a change of heart 2 years in to a $50k/yr education but my thinking right now is if you're gonna do it you better do it right. Half assed never helped anyone.

Yep, and that was my problem. I had no real clue what I wanted to do, so I just picked something. I ended up not really being interested in it and didn't know how to figure out what I was interested in. I eventually dropped out, and many years later, I stumbled upon career that I really enjoy where I can make a good living.