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EET degree? - Worth anything?

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cross6

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I'm about 1/3 done with an EE degree. I haven't been in school for a while, I've since landed a real good IT job.

This school near me has a night school program for an EET B.S. degree which I could probably complete in about a year.

Is it worth it? or should I go for something like Info Systems etc?

I plan on staying in IT, working on my certs now.
 
If you want to work IT, an EE degree really won't be very useful.

I'm currently working IT and I'm starting my last semester in EE! Needless to say, I don't want to work in IT any more.
 
Originally posted by: cross6
I'm about 1/3 done with an EE degree. I haven't been in school for a while, I've since landed a real good IT job.

This school near me has a night school program for an EET B.S. degree which I could probably complete in about a year.

Is it worth it? or should I go for something like Info Systems etc?

I plan on staying in IT, working on my certs now.
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if it will help your career, then earn the degree. if you're just hunting for a bachelors degree, then it will be ok as long as you have an interest in the stuff.
 
Originally posted by: bonkers325
Originally posted by: cross6
I'm about 1/3 done with an EE degree. I haven't been in school for a while, I've since landed a real good IT job.

This school near me has a night school program for an EET B.S. degree which I could probably complete in about a year.

Is it worth it? or should I go for something like Info Systems etc?

I plan on staying in IT, working on my certs now.
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if it will help your career, then earn the degree. if you're just hunting for a bachelors degree, then it will be ok as long as you have an interest in the stuff.
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Yeah, I mainly just want a B.S. in something lol.

We are going to expang BIG TIME in a few years so I hope if I have a degree by then I'll be moved up.
 
I have an EET and have no regrets...spend 10 years in the med field, now a regulatory auditor(technical) and many doors are opened now for future careers if needed
 
Originally posted by: mrrman
I have an EET and have no regrets...spend 10 years in the med field, now a regulatory auditor(technical) and many doors are opened now for future careers if needed
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are there any special accreditations besides the usual stuff that goes with an EET program?

I assume ABET doesn't apply?

This is a small private school that specializes in Engineering Technology degrees.

 
I have a Mechanical Engineering Tech degree... It kept me out of getting into the big companies (fortune 50), but I still have a decent job and I don't regret it.
 
Originally posted by: cross6
Originally posted by: bonkers325
Originally posted by: cross6
I'm about 1/3 done with an EE degree. I haven't been in school for a while, I've since landed a real good IT job.

This school near me has a night school program for an EET B.S. degree which I could probably complete in about a year.

Is it worth it? or should I go for something like Info Systems etc?

I plan on staying in IT, working on my certs now.
Click to expand...

if it will help your career, then earn the degree. if you're just hunting for a bachelors degree, then it will be ok as long as you have an interest in the stuff.
Click to expand...


Yeah, I mainly just want a B.S. in something lol.

We are going to expang BIG TIME in a few years so I hope if I have a degree by then I'll be moved up.
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big time expansion + bachelors in tech would be helpful, but a masters would be much more beneficial. you'd be up for more management type positions with a masters
 
EE and IT certs don't really mix... two different industries. You need to decide if you want to be a helpdesk puppet, or an engineer of some kind.

However, there is one direction you can take... start working towards a CCNA, then CCNP, then CCIE. Also get the Checkpoint cert.

With EE and CCIE, you would have a good background in developing networking technologies. And you won't have to do IS grunt work.
 
Originally posted by: SagaLore
EE and IT certs don't really mix... two different industries. You need to decide if you want to be a helpdesk puppet, or an engineer of some kind.

However, there is one direction you can take... start working towards a CCNA, then CCNP, then CCIE. Also get the Checkpoint cert.

With EE and CCIE, you would have a good background in developing networking technologies. And you won't have to do IS grunt work.
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Network engineer is the role I'm doing at my job.
 
Originally posted by: cross6
Originally posted by: SagaLore
EE and IT certs don't really mix... two different industries. You need to decide if you want to be a helpdesk puppet, or an engineer of some kind.

However, there is one direction you can take... start working towards a CCNA, then CCNP, then CCIE. Also get the Checkpoint cert.

With EE and CCIE, you would have a good background in developing networking technologies. And you won't have to do IS grunt work.
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Network engineer is the role I'm doing at my job.
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I was once a Network Engineer, until they decided that they were giving us the wrong titles and changed us to Systems Administrator.

What do you do at your job?
 
Might look for a degree focusing on database and server hardware as opposed to software. You can not hardly get a job for COBOL anymore without 10+ years of experience. If it is not on a database it is not worth working on. Then there is also networking, and PC Repair or hardware/software.
 
Why would you want to get a job in COBOL? 😕 The only ancient system I would consider working on is AS400, but that is only because it is still so prominent in financial and education institutions.
 
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