2yr degree worthless or not?

[lyssword]

Went to comm. college AA classes for a while, but then I kind of quit. Now I'm thinking about going to comm. college for "software developer" 2 year degree. However, I have read stories that no company will even look at you if you don't have bachelors/masters if it's computer related.
And on the other hand, I've seen some jobs (about 30k/yr which is not bad for area I live in) that require only 2year degree, as a visual.net developer.
And yes, software programming is something that I'd like to do.
Please share your opinion on this

 

[Cattlegod]

You need to set your goal on what you want to accomplish for a career. Once you have that figured out, if a 2 year degree can get you there, then yes, it is worth it. Otherwise, you may have to reevaluate your situation and do a 4 year degree.

 

[lyssword]

Originally posted by: Cattlegod
You need to set your goal on what you want to accomplish for a career. Once you have that figured out, if a 2 year degree can get you there, then yes, it is worth it. Otherwise, you may have to reevaluate your situation and do a 4 year degree.

Ty, very wise words.

 

[postmortemIA]

might not be worth much, but without it you're even worse.

 

[SmoochyTX]

It's definitely not worthless.

 

[JEDIYoda]

depends......at that level most jobs you could get without a 2 year degree.
I have never heard of a 2 year degree being any sort of advantage with an employer.
Especially if you are competing for a job where the other applicants all have hands on experience..

 

[Farang]

Like Cattlegod said, start with your career goals. I'm not sure of your exact situation but many people go towards 2-year degrees out of laziness or impatience. First think of what you want to be, without any regard for what it will take to get there. Then find whatever path it takes and start on it.

From personal experience I'll tell you in my training class in internet tech support, four out of ten people there were community college IT graduates. I was a community college dropout who had delivered pizzas for a couple years. We all made $12.50/hour. The lesson here is that the jobs you land with that 2-year degree are not likely to be much beyond the kind I landed simply by being able to prove I knew how to use computers.

I guess what I'm saying is go for four years. You obviously want to improve your education and get a good career, but it seems you want it quickly. Suck it up because 4 years isn't that long of a time.

 

[George P Burdell]

I say go for the four year degree.

 

[novasatori]

maybe you could try the 2 yr degree and if it doesn't pan out after you get it go to a 4yr college and transfer all those credits - I'd find a good 4yr that will accept all the credits