| 9/3/2012 10:28:37 PM |
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loner871
College Park, MD
28, joined Aug. 2012
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IDK which route to take. Any suggestions from you experts out there.
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| 9/4/2012 4:17:54 AM |
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zak263
Sarasota, FL
33, joined Aug. 2012
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Why not both? Get certified...then work n go to school....?
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| 9/4/2012 5:58:56 AM |
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mrbater2010
Tucker, GA
48, joined Jun. 2012
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Get the degree or a degree.
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| 9/10/2012 6:45:36 PM |
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draegoneer
Prudenville, MI
46, joined Nov. 2011
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I'm A+ certified. This means I'm generalized in software, hardware, and network troubleshooting, upgrade, and repair. There isn't generally a whole lot of repair any more except maybe an occasional line of code or extremely rare and superficial soldering. Parts replacement and upgrades can be fairly abundant.
A degree is always better. Specializing is a good idea as well. There is no way for one person to know it all in the area of computer information systems. Specializing with a degree can actually bring a better income while still maintaining the options to branch out into other areas.
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| 9/10/2012 10:07:00 PM |
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cachehiker
Hyde Park, UT
52, joined Oct. 2007
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My mathematics degree has opened far more programming and engineering doors than an A+ or Net+ cert ever would. The biggest reason I got my A+ and Net+ was to put them on one of my business cards when I was self employed for a while. They paid for themselves and then some. I was on my way to CCNA and Microsoft certs (which mean a bit more) when I was offered a hefty raise to go back to what I was doing before (programming and engineering).
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| 9/10/2012 11:55:42 PM |
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calthropstu
Phoenix, AZ
37, joined Aug. 2012
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I'm A+ certified. This means I'm generalized in software, hardware, and network troubleshooting, upgrade, and repair. There isn't generally a whole lot of repair any more except maybe an occasional line of code or extremely rare and superficial soldering. Parts replacement and upgrades can be fairly abundant.
A degree is always better. Specializing is a good idea as well. There is no way for one person to know it all in the area of computer information systems. Specializing with a degree can actually bring a better income while still maintaining the options to branch out into other areas.
Actually you'd be surprised. Maybe not in the general public sure, but major corporations can have multi-million dollar motherboards that just can't be replaced. Especially the military.
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| 9/11/2012 11:48:22 AM |
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loner871
College Park, MD
28, joined Aug. 2012
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Hourly wage for A & net?
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| 9/13/2012 9:48:54 PM |
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draegoneer
Prudenville, MI
46, joined Nov. 2011
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Starting hourly wages or salaries will be based on area, experience, the type of regular work the prospective employer has in mind for you, and the type of employer you have. Base hourly that I'm aware of starts at about $17 and up.
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| 9/14/2012 11:08:39 AM |
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chubbyexhubby
Dearborn, MI
50, joined Aug. 2012
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I didn't read any of the other posts, so forgive me if someone already told this:
Degree = 150,000+ Certs = 100,000- On average
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| 9/15/2012 3:34:56 PM |
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mmstick
Nashville, AR
22, joined Sep. 2012
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Actually, CompTIA certifications are more reliable than any computer related degrees. This has already been stated by megacorporations and news around the world. They have found that people often have computer degrees that are worth less than the paper they are written on, and therefore CompTIA certification standard was created as a solution that you know what you are doing. There are many jobs that will look primarily for certifications rather than degrees in the IT industry. I have both.
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| 9/26/2012 10:47:25 AM |
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belphegor1943
Austin, TX
33, joined May. 2012
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It depends on what you want to do.
There is more money in getting degrees.
If you want to play with gadgets, get certified. If you want to develop new gadges and program new software, get the degree.
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| 10/14/2012 7:19:57 PM |
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mrgatorman
Miami, FL
41, joined Sep. 2012
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| 12/26/2012 2:18:01 AM |
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noturdate
Chandler, AZ
39, joined Dec. 2012
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Get the engineering first ... Minuting in networking if you can... Then ccna... Cuz ccna is the lowest of the 3 and you need computer engineering background .. Networking is in the middle cuz ccna IS basically low end of the networking strata with engineering at the top.
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| 12/27/2012 3:54:38 AM |
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tariqism
Chicago, IL
40, joined Aug. 2012
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I didn't read any of the other posts, so forgive me if someone already told this:
Degree = 150,000+ Certs = 100,000- On average
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