RE: Experience vs College Degree

I agree that you should invest in the college degree.  It will possibly open 
doors for you later in your career.

I am what they refer to as a "dinosaur", having been in information systems for 
30 years, starting back when it was called Data Processing.  I started as a 
programmer-trainee straight out of a technical school and, over the years,  
worked my way up to MIS Manager.  Picked up a BS and MS along the way.  But, 
several years ago, I decided to return to the part of the profession I enjoyed 
the most and that was programming. So, now I am a senior P/A and loving every 
minute of it.

With the climate we are now in, pursue the degree...you will never regret it.

Rick--



>>> JMichael.Smith@arch.com 06/28/02 02:21PM >>>
Invest in the college degree.  Then the "lack of it" can never become an
issue.

Michael Smith
27+ years IT experience
BBA from the University of Mississippi

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From: Justin Houchin [mailto:justin@RELIATEK.COM]
Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 12:45 PM
To: Midrange-l
Subject: Experience vs College Degree


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I know this is off the topic, but I need to ask the programming
community. I am 21 years old and have been programming in RPG and E-RPG
for about 1.5 years. I  love it! But I do not have a degree. My question
is do you all feel that I could get turned down for a job over someone
that has a bachelor's degree? This has never happened to me but I do not
want it to ever happen. I am very seriously thinking about starting back
to college at night to get my bachelors in CIS. This is a very hard
decision to make because of the amount of money it will cost to go to
college. That is why I'm am trying to see if job experience would
triumph over a degree. Please give me some pros and cons on this
situation.

Justin Houchin
Programmer and Web Developer
ReliaTek, Inc
justin@reliatek.com


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