Does anybody know anything about Lincoln Tech?

 

Or anything about Wyoming Tech? I'm looking at going there once I'm out of high school (3 more years, damnit)

 

For the "benefit" of those who haven't listened to my tirade on these OVERPRICED DIPLOMA MILLS:



1. Who do you think pays for all those TV ADS and Magazine Ads?

2. Who do you think pays for all those slick brochures ?

3. How much time do you think you are going to get hands on: chopping the top on a 32 3 window.





There is nothing wrong with an education: There is something wrong with getting something at 5 Times the normal cost.



Go to a local tech school, you are money ahead.



Ask the hard questions: Go to the shops and dealers in your area and ask:



How much does a starting tech make with a degree for local podunk tech? How much do I start at with a degree from WYO-UTI-NASHVILLE DIESEL-NASCAR Tech?



I am willing to wager the salary is no different between the different schools.



All the places have done is to slickly package a curriculum at an outrageous price, then sell it to you via a Student Loan; then offer you the same degree you could have gotten locally/4 x cheaper.



PLEASE DO YOUR RESEARCH, Ask the hard questions

 

Thanks. I think i am going to look into an outomotive program at a local college. It is suppose to be one of the 3 school to have some kind of accridation. Other than that i don't know much about it so i think i will call them soon and start asking some questions.

 

I am sure it is alot cheaper at some places, but not all. The guy i said was going to local school is still paying 25k+ for his 2 year degree. Still very expensive. Granted he is also taking a few general ed classes, but makes no difference, it is still just a 2 yar degree for over 25000.



I guess it depends on the school....

 

Don't do it.



I was in the same boat. Just go to a dealer and get a job. Work your way up from there.

 

There is one close to me that I should probably be going to called Pitt State http://www.pittstate.edu/ in South East Kansas. Suposed to be one of the top 4 in the country and you can get a real 4 year degree out of it. Also it is a big teachers school so tons of babes on campus.

 

ive heard quite alot of good about wyo-tech. (cant recall them, but i know ive heard people discussing it)

 

wow thanks man. I live about an hour east of Kansas City, so that could be a possibility if i didn't want to travel far to check it out.

 

Excellent replies. One more question to ask the local automotive schools is what their Placement Rate is... what percentage of their recent graduates got a good job right out of school? Also, ask the shop foremen (or techs) at the local dealerships where their techs went to school.



Sad story about UTI.. one of the long-time rotary guys in Seattle believed their ads, and enrolled in the Phoenix program. He was very motivated to do well, and graduated last year at the top of his class. He received NO job offers upon graduation, and he has had no job offers since then. To support himself, he returned to his old job, working construction.



UTI and Wyotech and most of the other schools are businesses built on advertising. They will promise you the sky, but in the end they deliver nothing.. absolutely nothing.



It's best to talk to local people and ask informed questions. And remember, in the end, placement rate is what matters.