I was talking to my friend about education last night; he said he would like to major civil engineering which I think that is a good major. When the economy gets better the engineering sector will be booming slowly as the economy continues to grow. However, I remember back in 2008 when I decided to back to school and major in Criminal Justice for my bachelors degree at ITT Technical Institute. I thought to myself does it even matter for which I college I attend for my career. I decided to take a risk and get a college degree. When I attended college I wanted to become a Private Investigator for a career and start security for experience. I started ITT Tech in March of 2008; I started to see other options from FBI Special Agent to TSA Federal Security Director. During my first tenure with ITT Tech I’ve started to research more on the school on how the school is competitive and recognized by certain agencies and companies. ITT consoled me on how the DEA, FBI, CIA and police agencies have recruited individuals from ITT Tech. This confirmed it did not matter where I went to school and I am on the right pace.
Many high school graduates and young adults have not decided on what to do or what school to attend. I believe it does not matter where you go to college as long you have dedication and commitment to accomplish your B.S. degree. I say as long the program or degree you pursue is either related or the field you want to work in; for example, the criminal justice side covers the basics and the project management degree explains the management of the operations and business side of things. I thought criminal justice was a vague degree when many police officers and agencies prefer to study another field, because you will be learning the criminal justice as you get inside the academy. Once again it does not matter on what college or university you attend in certain fields. Business, Criminal Justice, information Technology, can be taken anywhere from private to public, but certain areas like psychology, sociology, child development and other majors might be in public schools, but it takes research on where to attend.
When attending a college or university, it is the matter of understanding the material and what he/she is going to school for. Some schools provide theory and hands on training or just theory. I had the luxury of getting both while attending ITT Tech. College is about training for your career and extending your knowledge in your field of study. In today’s economy, education is not enough to help bulldoze through the competition. By the time either a junior or senior college students should be able get internships or part time job in their field to develop skills and experience. Students do not discipline themselves to look for internships, they rather “just……….party”. I’ve researched through a few college websites where they have internships where students can inquire for hands-on training, seminars, extra curriculum and other training for their experience. Instructors also, currently, retire from or have experience in the field where students can obtain the knowledge from their field. There is a lot of resource in school where students can obtain information.
If I had to do it over again and I would go to college out of state, I believe the better education is in the east coast, if I wanted a legitimate education. I think it would personal preference for a student to choose a college they want to go. A recent conversation I had with a Starbucks buddy. If you want to go out of town or state, then it would be an experience living in a dorm. Mentioned earlier, I would have like to go to college out of state and live in a dorm to experience, but I was never motivated in high school. The best high school year I had was sophomore year, but I never continued my education in high school. I suggest people to go to college and get their degree to get ahead of the competition. It does set an example to your future kids and also to yourself that you can do anything.
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