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undergrad degrees in non-professional fields most definitely are...you're better off getting a 2 year degree in a technical field at this point...Quote:
Originally posted by Zerodash
However, it seems that college degrees are USELESS.
i have a bs in business admin-marketing, minor in econ...i have a crap customer service job as well...
Multimedia Design BA University of Oregon
I could have went for the MA, but it was largely useless. -and while my degree is useless on paper, pretty much, you really do get as much out of college as you're willing to put in. Especially the field I'm in [art], a degree means nothing anyway, it's all about portfolio, and college can be a good place to learn the skills, develope the portfolio, and make some contacts.
I'm planning on going to a local community college whenever I'm able to, hopefully sometime in the next year.
University of Nevada in Las Vegas, baby! :D
In many ways, it's actually more of a party school with limited intellectual pursuits. On the other hand, we possibly have the best hotel college in the world and a pretty good education department too, which is where I'm at. :)
I was looking to get a degree either in Special Ed, Hotel Administration, or possibly Social Services. If it's Hotel Admin., this is probably the best place on the planet to get training on it. The hire rate out of UNLV locally for Hotel majors is over 70%, which should probably climb as the city grows and more hotels and casinos open :D
But teachers coming out of UNLV have an incredible 99% hire rate out of the college. It's because over the past decade Las Vegas and the surrounding suburbs have been growing at an insane rate, largest rate of increase in the nation, something like 5000-7000 FAMILIES moving here every MONTH!
In fact, guys, if there's anyone out there who has a Bachelor's degree and doesn't like their present job, has ever been curious about living in Vegas, and wouldn't mind being a teacher, you should come out here RIGHT AWAY! Because Clarke County School District has grown ENORMOUSLY with the huge influx of children from people immigrating down here, and their basically hiring ANYBODY with ANY KIND OF BACHELOR'S DEGREE to be teachers. With decent pay! Their so desperate their advertising on television for them and ALSO asking for senior citizens who aren't doing anything to volunteer as well. It's really incredible the need for teachers out here. Even when I graduate in 2 years they'll still likely be in super-high demand.
That's a myth. Really, it's about knowing people and how you present yourself, and that's true no matter what degree you have. I've worked in finance, commerce, publishing, and other white collar industries my degree should have left me frozen out of. Having a Commerce or ComSci degree certainly would have made it easier, but I don't want to do those things long term. But having an arts degree hasn't hurt me at all.Quote:
Originally posted by Videodrone
undergrad degrees in non-professional fields most definitely are...you're better off getting a 2 year degree in a technical field at this point...
I'm going to Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA... which is 20 minutes from home. Really, I could spit that far. *sigh* Anyway, I plan on transferring to a different school after first year. Hopefully.
I don't know about that. The University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management is a pretty distinguished institution.Quote:
Originally posted by Ragnarok the Red
we possibly have the best hotel college in the world
Hard Knocks.
University of pittsburgh at Johnstown. b.s. psychology, minor, philosophy
Frostburg State University - Art - Dropped out after two semesters.
Art Institute of Philadelphia - Photography, Multimedia - Dropped out after two semesters.
Omega Studios Institute of Recording Technology - Recieved degrees in Recording Engineering and MIDI Engineering - Dropped out before completing program.
Johns Hopkins University - Computers - Dropped out after one semester.
Anne Arundel Community College - Japanese, non-credit.