EET degree? - Worth anything?

[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.

 

[bleeb]

Good Job!

 

[misle]

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.

 

[yllus]

What's the T in EET stand for?

 

[CombatChuk]

Originally posted by: yllus
What's the T in EET stand for?

Technology

 

[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.

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.

 

[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.

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.

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.

 

[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

 

[cross6]

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

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.

 

[radioouman]

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.

 

[Epic Fail]

you are 1/3 done right now and can finish in one year at night, how?

 

[bonkers325]

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.

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.

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.

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

 

[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.

 

[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.

Network engineer is the role I'm doing at my job.

 

[SagaLore]

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.

Network engineer is the role I'm doing at my job.

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?

 

[piasabird]

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.

 

[SagaLore]

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.