What do you think of ITT Technical Institute For Electronics Engineer
Mr. Ariel Diaz
ITT Technical Institute. They've been around for 26 years and are all
through the US.
I think I need a more hands on approach. I'm not to great in Math.. But
am willing to inprove.
Whats been your Experince With ITT...
Thank you for your Help...
Mark Kinsler
<ari...@ix.netcom.com> wrote: >I'm thinking of geting a degree in
Nope. I don't have specific experience with ITT, but private,
for-profit trade schools are generally a bad deal for the students. The
tuition and fees are very high, and the supplies are typically overpriced
as well. They sure were at the schools I taught at. You'll be far better
off at a local community college.
One might well ask how the private trade schools can stay in business
when the same stuff is offered for lots less at public community colleges.
The reasons are academic: the community colleges require courses in math
and English which the students don't like very much. The private trade
schools don't require such courses, and emphasize this point whilst
doing their usual sales job on prospective students. The "admissions
counselors" are on commission.
Also, you generally can't flunk out of one of the private schools like
you can from a community college. For this and other reasons, the
private, for-profit schools aren't accredited by the same regional
accrediting agencies that regulate colleges and universities. The
private, for-profits are licensed by the state in which they reside (all
schools are) and will claim accreditation by that state's board of higher
education plus one or another trade school accreditation body.
It isn't the same. An engineering technology program should be
accredited by one of the regional accrediting agencies: Southern States,
North Central, New England, etc. In addition, it should be accredited by
ABET, the Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology. Without
these accreditations, your degree probably won't be recognized by other
schools. There are a lot of engineering technology programs around with
the requisite accreditation, and there's really no reason (except for
having to take English and math, and the risk of flunking out if you
screw up badly enough) not to attend one of them.
There are several chains of private, for-profit trade schools. The age
and quantity of the schools in a chain tells you only that they are a
profitable enterprise for the owners. It is not an indication of
quality. If you must attend such a school, I'd suggest a correspondence
course like that from NRI Schools.
From the sound of your post, it sounds like you've already been to
visit the private school in question. You'll probably be given several
follow-up calls from the admissions staff to urge you to enroll already.
Please keep in mind that they, like all admissions people, are salesmen.
One more caution: if you don't have a high school diploma, community
colleges won't accept you but the private, for-profit trades often will,
though they aren't supposed to. If you didn't finish high school, take
whatever courses your local school board offers to help you pass your
GED. Then check out the local community colleges.
Don't be scared of the math. They'll help you. Let us know how
you're doing.
Mark Kinsler