IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

[thaKEAF]

I'm tryna eat brehs.

Think I'm gonna get back into school was thinking of trying a technical school that's around here and take up IT. This is what they list on the site is any of this a good way to go:

http://www.ttcmemphis.edu/sites/default/files/memphis/programs/fulltime-programs/computer-information-technology/cit.pdf

Someone help a breh out

 

[Reid2Achieve]

Someone help a breh out

That looks good enough to get you in to a help desk. You could probably self-study and get the same outcome quicker and cheaper, but if you learn better in a classroom that looks like a good start.

 

[thaKEAF]

That looks good enough to get you in to a help desk. You could probably self-study and get the same outcome quicker and cheaper, but if you learn better in a classroom that looks like a good start.

Thanks

 

[JT-Money]

I'm tryna eat brehs.

Think I'm gonna get back into school was thinking of trying a technical school that's around here and take up IT. This is what they list on the site is any of this a good way to go:

http://www.ttcmemphis.edu/sites/default/files/memphis/programs/fulltime-programs/computer-information-technology/cit.pdf

With how much money schools charge for tuition it seems like a complete waste of money to me. I know dudes making 6 figures in IT that dropped out of college. If your good enough with technology a degree means almost nothing.

 

[FreshFromATL]

Thanks

What everyone else said...but only YOU know whether or not you can pick up the basics on you own or if you'll need university to jump-start you. But once you got the basics, its definitely fukk school, the rest can be self-learned.

 

[FreshFromATL]

double post.

 

[thaKEAF]

What everyone else said...but only YOU know whether or not you can pick up the basics on you own or if you'll need university to jump-start you. But once you got the basics, its definitely fukk school, the rest can be self-learned.

So if you were to self learn don't you still need to be certified?

 

[FreshFromATL]

So if you were to self learn don't you still need to be certified?

yes. A lot of the dudes here practice and study on their own before they take their tests.

 

[Silky Johnson]

How long yall nikkas working before you get these 6 figure gigs?

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Starting to tackle Powershell, it's def gonna be the future for the Windows Console.

Powershell is

I've been eating real good since learning powershell. Makes life a million times easier. You got any questions let me know breh

FYI, I used THIS site to learn it.

How long yall nikkas working before you get these 6 figure gigs?

I hit 6 figs at about 5 or 6 years in I think. I wouldn't have it if I wasn't grinding and busting my ass though. Plus I was a contractor at that point.

 

[ahomeplateslugger]

This might be a little off-topic, but what's the typical salary for a network engineer (especially for a Jr. engineer)? So far in Maryland and Virginia it seems to be around $45,000, but I was kind of expecting it to be a little bit more.

45,000 for a network engineer?? the network engineer at my job is making 6 figures, around 110,000 after bonuses. but then again, the bay area typically pay more because of the cost of living.

 

[Silky Johnson]

5-6 years in the game? Where at and what track were you on?

 

[patscorpio]

How long yall nikkas working before you get these 6 figure gigs?

for me its 10 years

 

[DaChampIsHere]

Brehs, after reading some of the posts on here damn near a year ago, I said to myself "fukk this, I'm about to learn some computer shyt " during my senior year of college.

I catch/caught on to shyt quickly. Breezed through HTML and CSS like nothing. Also taught myself the Adobe CS stuff.

Soooo.... where do I go from here? Java, PHP, JQuery right? How hard are those? Any of y'all got some resources for that?

I wanted to get this book: , but it's not out yet.

 

[Silky Johnson]

for me its 10 years

Aight...thought I was the only one slacking