Prairie~Phlox Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Our local community college doesn't offer it. Does anyone have recommdations on an online school for this? Or is it even a field worth pursuing? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie in CA Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 I am surprised that your local college wouldn't offer anything in that field at all. I looked it up quickly for our local college and they list several different paths and tons of courses in the area. This is a very wide and varied field in today's time! In our college catalog IT as a sub-category of computer science. Maybe that is the case in your area as well? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Some tech/career schools have it. No I don't mean the insanely overpriced for-profit places. I don't want to throw out names of places because they may only be local. I think it is a field worth pursuing. You might find information searching for something like A+ certification. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie~Phlox Posted November 3, 2016 Author Share Posted November 3, 2016 Ok, I double checked and it looks like he can do it online from the local CC. So some classes he can probably take there, like the English and if he wants to do the AAS, vs Technical Certificate, there will be some more "elective" type classes that he could start next year as Dual Credit. Thanks! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 (edited) . Edited September 10, 2020 by Æthelthryth the Texan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Same as texas momma, I didn't want to be very negative, but coincidentally, just today, we saw this news about IT jobs being outsourced. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Does he mean Software or Hardware or both? There might be 1 or 2 certifications that are worth getting, but look before you leap! Some certifications are worthless. Some like those for RedHat Linux are more valuable. Why? Because RedHat does not just issue a certificate to someone who has passed a written examination. They also give the person a computer, with issues to fix. Many people who get flying colors on the written exams are dead in the water, with a "hands on" issue. Those people have no clue as to what they are doing and do not get the certification. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie~Phlox Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 Ok, so we talkied more & he wants to do hands on, possibly work for a larger business where they need more support. We looked at the job boards for a local university & there are quite a few jobs, a few only needing associates & some needing a bachelors, so that gave him an idea of what was available. Plus there's online schooling opportunities. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Ok, so we talked more & he wants to do hands on, possibly work for a larger business where they need more support. Ask him to chat up the geek squad people at Best Buy to see how the actual working conditions is like. Best Buy does have part time and seasonal openings now for geek squad but they put associates degree and A+ certification as preferred. The Microsoft store doesn't repair in-house, they ship my kids faulty laptop to their repair center. So the Microsoft retail store won't be a good place to chat up service center staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerforest Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 (edited) Some aspects of IT can't be outsourced. My DH is the IT manager for a local food co-op--think like a regional Whole Foods. They have 4 locations and he just has a couple of people who work for him. But, it's an awesome job, and DH has previously worked for very large companies in Silicon Valley (I still do), and his job satisfaction is quite high with very low stress. That kind of business will never outsource to another country. Topics that are hot rather than run of the mill desktop support: security, data center, data analytics, cloud, networking. https://www.netacad.com Edited November 5, 2016 by deerforest 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie~Phlox Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 For those that have DH's in IT, can you ask them if there are any good magazines out there? I usually get reading material for my kids & thought a magazine subscription would be good this year. Have any of them read WIRED? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerforest Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 (edited) Yea, we have read Wired a lot over the years. I'd describe it as being aimed at tech enthusiasts rather than IT folks, which makes it a lot more interesting too. DH isn't really into reading about IT stuff unless it's just researching for a problem he has to solve which is all online. But I know in the past we've gotten things like Network World and Information Week and others. I think they wouldn't be nearly as interesting as Wired. Edited November 5, 2016 by deerforest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie~Phlox Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 Yea, we have read Wired a lot over the years. I'd describe it as being aimed at tech enthusiasts rather than IT folks, which makes it a lot more interesting too. DH isn't really into reading about IT stuff unless it's just researching for a problem he has to solve which is all online. But I know in the past we've gotten things like Network World and Information Week and others. I think they wouldn't be nearly as interesting as Wired. Thanks. I think that's what I will plan on. 😉I think it woukd be right up ds's alley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 My kids read Wired, Cnet at the library. We can also access magazines through Zinio using our library card. https://www.zinio.com/www/index.jsp;jsessionid=CA6966671F878B98583580619E0F7C90.prd-main-news5?_requestid=51373#/ The nicest collection locally however is at Barnes and Noble. Plenty of tech magazines to peruse. For hardware, I still like reading Tom's Hardware website. http://www.tomshardware.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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