What do you guys think of this school? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: etstudent
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2012, 09:58:45 pm
content: I am nearly 100% sure I'm going for my Associates degree for Electronics engineering technology. I am pretty sure I am going to go to Thomas Edison state college but I have a question about this school,http://www.cie-wc.edu/What are your thoughts looking around the website? Have you heard or them, their reputation? Anyone here attend? They are more of a technical school so you don't have to do the humanities stuff, English lit, and all that boring stuff. What do you guys think? Thanks for the help.

author: ftransform
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2012, 10:01:57 pm
content: does not inspire confidence :O

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2012, 10:08:37 pm
content: Any college that boasts "30% off standard tuition" and "only $5 down" worries me.However, they could just have a poor marketing/sales department (or a very large one...)Try asking the instructors/tutors questions. 5 questions about electronics and the industry should easily weed out someone reading from a textbook vs. actually knowing electronics.

author: etstudent
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2012, 10:13:25 pm
content: Thanks guys I just don't want to do the General ED part of the fully regionally accredited state college even though they take CLEP exam credits. Thomas Edison state college has a good reputation, and its a full NJ state school, state funding and all that. I guess I just got to suck it up and do the CLEP tests and go to TESC. Thanks again guys, appreciate the help.

author: etstudent
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2012, 02:09:44 am
content: Anybody else, any more opinions?

author: UPI
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2012, 03:19:26 am
content: Talk to current students of any place you would like to go.Be sure you don't forget to ask about particular teachers to avoid or to gravitate to. I dropped out of a community college because the one electronics teacher they had really sucked. Several years later, they has two really good ones.My wife useshttp://www.ratemyprofessors.com/to avoid the losers.

author: etstudent
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2012, 03:26:36 am
content: Thanks UPI, great website you linked. I like that.

author: FenderBender
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2012, 05:30:58 am
content: How about Farleight Dickinson? You can get a BS in EET there. Might be of more worth than an AS.

author: ftransform
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2012, 08:33:51 am
content: go and visit before you goDon't forget to ask how much time you are going to have in the lab and maybe even sit in for classes.

author: etstudent
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2012, 10:55:59 pm
content: Thanks guys I'm more confused really. I am stuck between 2 programs, AAS Electrical/Mechanical systems and maintenance or ASAST Electronics engineering technology. I just don't want to make a misstep here. I kinda would rather be a Industrial maintenance mechanic/technician but what are the job prospects for that over electronics engineering technician? As you can see, I am confused!

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 27, 2012, 11:45:43 pm
content: Sounds like it is time for some clear words ...You seem to change your goal every other day. Maybe you are not ready to make the decision at all. Time to grow up, or look for something you can "park" yourself until you are ready (job, school, travel the world) - however, drifting around until you are 30 is also no option.No one can realistically tell you if one subject or the other, or one particular AS or the other will make it easier to get a job in a few years. You will never get any such guarantee (if you get one someone is lying to you). This is part of growing up. Make a decision and live with it. Only you, not we, can make that decision, and only you will have to live with it.If you make a decision you can take such criteria like what you like or what you are good at into account. Or what is likely to make the most money. It is unlikely that "most money" and "most liked" match. You have to decide for one or the other. Both can be strong motivators but need not be.You should start to learn how to check and verify course programs and universities, instead of asking us. Learn about the accreditation systems in the US. The difference between national and regional accreditation, etc. Your life will be affected by it for many years to come. For this you seem to know very little about your academic system. Time to change this.I think you are aiming to low with an AS. Aim for a BS or an MS. That AS stuff is at the bottom of the system. An "academic" education for the rest. It won't open you many doors and if you want to work on that level, then maybe an apprenticeship is a better idea.

author: etstudent
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2012, 12:39:17 am
content: I'm not changing my goals, just stuck between 2 programs. Thanks for the help though. I will figure it out on my own. No need to keep replying to this thread anymore, I'm on my own in this.