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Posted: 5/9/2012 9:47:01 PM
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT I have never known him to have mechanical abilities, and he has never asked me about cars. But tonight, he asks me if WyoTech would be a good place for him to go to school....Odd to hear that, but good at the same time. I offered-up to him that since he does not even own a car yet, that maybe he should go to a local vocational school first, to see if it is for him, then on to WyoTech if he likes it. We also discussed that even if he does not go on to become a mechanic, having a deeper knowledge about automobiles in general would never hurt, and possibly save him a ton of cash someday. What am I missing? |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 9:47:50 PM
buy lots of porn... There is NOTHING to do out there
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Posted: 5/9/2012 9:48:12 PM
take it as you will I know many people in Laramie
they have a very low opinion of the place |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 9:50:55 PM
I went to both UTI and WYOT.
UTI Phoenix or out here in CA are better schools. You learn a whole lot but the schools are not that hard. |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 9:53:29 PM
Originally Posted By BatchelorGroda:
My nephew is 15. I have never known him to have mechanical abilities, and he has never asked me about cars. But tonight, he asks me if WyoTech would be a good place for him to go to school....Odd to hear that, but good at the same time. I offered-up to him that since he does not even own a car yet, that maybe he should go to a local vocational school first, to see if it is for him, then on to WyoTech if he likes it. We also discussed that even if he does not go on to become a mechanic, having a deeper knowledge about automobiles in general would never hurt, and possibly save him a ton of cash someday. What am I missing? It is best to stick to a local cc/trade school. Those places are more pricey than local and Laramie Wy (believe that is where WOT is) is boring as hell. |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 9:56:34 PM
I went to Wyotech in Blairsville,PA. Loved the school. Learned a lot.
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Posted: 5/9/2012 9:58:21 PM
I drive past the branch in Daytona FL a couple of times a week - the parking lot is always full - even on Sat and Sun.
That’s all I know. Pretty much a worthless post. Good luck to you nephew, no matter where he goes. Mike |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 10:00:49 PM
At 15 he should have dreams of engineering rather than tech school. If he can't do calculus than consider tech school. Aim high.
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Posted: 5/9/2012 10:21:43 PM
I went to wyotech in blairsville, pa in 2004, first year of that campus. The teachers were good automotive technicians but had zero teaching experience. The classrooms were filled with a mix between immature 18 year olds and the I failed at life let me go to a trade school 40 year olds that sold them drugs. I payed somewhere around $20,000 and can honestly say the only thing I learned there was how to read wiring diagrams, transmission basics and accounting in the Asm course I paid an extra $3500 for. They pride themselves on job placement and high graduation rates yet upon graduation only the top 5-10% got into the BMW programs or NASCAR etc. I came back to New York and realized after 7 job interviews at dealerships I was now over qualified for entry level apprenticeship and under qualified for the full time mechanic positions. A guy at a big dealership here told me they would of accepted me if I went to a local trade school they were familiar with. I ended up at AutoZone , pepboys and local grease monkey shops trying to gain some experience before I threw in the towel and went back to "real college". Out of the 12 guys I'm still in contact with 6 are still in the automotive field with 4 of them selling cars.
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Posted: 5/9/2012 10:25:02 PM
with dealerships closing there doors he will be looking for work with a lot of skilled techs. good luck.
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Posted: 5/9/2012 10:25:29 PM
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take it as you will I know many people in Laramie they have a very low opinion of the place Yes, we do. |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 10:31:34 PM
Heavy equipment and get into a Co-Op program.
Beyond that, I got nothing. University of Wyoming is in Laramie, lots of good looking girls...and I say that having just hired 24 Female Summer Students for our 3 mines. |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 10:33:31 PM
If he is genuinely interested then talk him into going to a local tech school. I am sure that Wyotech and UTI are fine schools, but what they are really good at doing is marketing. Their job placement stuff is portrayed as the graduated being guaranteed a high paying job at an elite establishment, in truth they are more likely to place you in the grease pit of your local Subaru dealer or Jiffy Lube.
Many local tech schools participate in factory certification programs just like Wyotech and UTI. I know of one person who was an exceptional student at our local tech schools automotive department that was offered a wonderful position as a technician with a Jaguar dealer, the offering included several lengthy trips to England for training. |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 10:33:48 PM
Originally Posted By www-glock19-com:
take it as you will I know many people in Laramie they have a very low opinion of the place I have heard the same. The few people that I have talked with that had gone there said it was boring and like prison, in the fact that the school is very strict in it's policies regarding leaving campus and so forth. On the other hand they did say the learning/training end of it was excellent. |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 10:34:59 PM
Tell him to go to school for something else. Seriously.
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Posted: 5/9/2012 10:35:37 PM
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At 15 he should have dreams of engineering rather than tech school. If he can't do calculus than consider tech school. Aim high. My thoughts exactly. |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 10:36:21 PM
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Get the kid a horizontal shaft engine to tear down, preferably one that doesn't require special tools. Maybe a broken down go kart to go through - packing bearings, adjusting linkages, just generally fixing what needs to be fixed.
Or better yet, a dune buggy powered by a VW engine. All the basics of a "real" automobile will be in place. There are a zillion skills a kid can learn without tech school. Drilling holes, using a file properly, soldering wiring, crimping connectors, using an ohm meter to wring out a circuit, identifying a burned out light bulb, loosening stuck fasteners, packing bearings and then properly torquing the nut and installing a cotter pin, and on, and on. Lots of simple skills that build on one another to add up to sum greater than the parts. He should do this before thoughts of engineering; the skill will pay off as an engineer, and the experience might spark the drive to become an engineer. |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 10:36:40 PM
Originally Posted By Depidy_Dawg:
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take it as you will I know many people in Laramie they have a very low opinion of the place Yes, we do. Lol. I went to high school there. Glad to hear things haven't changed in the past 20 years. |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 10:36:57 PM
Has he checked out the local community college? They probably have a similar, much cheaper program.
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Posted: 5/9/2012 10:40:08 PM
I would go to a local tech school. Our college has a tech side of it that has welding, diesel, and auto in 2 year degrees. That way they get the generals just like any other 2 year student, And they get to learn the tech side of it as well. That way if he doesn't find a good job turning wrenches, his schooling can help him out elsewhere. That was my plan, but with the welding instructor being absolutely worthless (he had me showing students how to weld rather than him) I told him to get fucked and left.
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Posted: 5/9/2012 10:46:24 PM
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take it as you will I know many people in Laramie they have a very low opinion of the place Yes, we do. Lol. I went to high school there. Glad to hear things haven't changed in the past 20 years. I love my town and the different vibes it has during the year. UW just got out and it is blessedly calm, I can go to the movies without standing in line and having to ask 10 idiots to quit updating Facebook in the middle of "The Avengers", and I can drive from home to the office and not fear for my life. Of course, the Techers always maintain an even strain, with fart tube cars, screeching tires, littering BLM land, and general shenanigans. Laramie would be terribly boring without UW/Wyotech. |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 10:53:22 PM
Originally Posted By WTProtector: This. Heavy equipment, diesel, alternative fuels. These are the skills that are in demand.Heavy equipment and get into a Co-Op program. Beyond that, I got nothing. University of Wyoming is in Laramie, lots of good looking girls...and I say that having just hired 24 Female Summer Students for our 3 mines. There really isn't any shortage of guys that will work on a new clean car. If you can work on a dozer,boom truck, paver etc , you will be paid better and have more job security. |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 10:55:08 PM
The salary info they use to hock those schools uses some very creative math involving the mechanics labor book rate. And if he doesnt know what book rate means to a mechanic he needs to research his future trade.
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:02:40 PM
I don't really know if they are good or bad. I do do know someone who went to one of those schools. They ended up with around $30,000 debt and no job.
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:13:37 PM
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I don't think their football team is worth a damn this year
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:18:50 PM
Originally Posted By Derwood18:
Originally Posted By WTProtector:
This. Heavy equipment, diesel, alternative fuels. These are the skills that are in demand.
Heavy equipment and get into a Co-Op program. Beyond that, I got nothing. University of Wyoming is in Laramie, lots of good looking girls...and I say that having just hired 24 Female Summer Students for our 3 mines. There really isn't any shortage of guys that will work on a new clean car. If you can work on a dozer,boom truck, paver etc , you will be paid better and have more job security. This. Diesel shops in this area are always backed up with work. DFW area. |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:19:16 PM
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I don't think their football team is worth a damn this year What do you mean THIS year?  |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:23:13 PM
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take it as you will I know many people in Laramie they have a very low opinion of the place Yep. I went to UW and that was the opinion of the whole town. Don't know why its supposed to be a good school |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:24:59 PM
Out of all the posts in here so far, only a couple have first hand experience.
I also have first hand experience with an automotive tech school (Nascar Technical Institute) and can give you zero negative feedback. first off, the guys that will tell you how shitty the schools are and how they didn't learn anything are full of shit and shouldn't have slept in class. (YES, I saw your ass sleeping in class) YES, the cost is high. I also agree about poor job placement. If you don't give it 110%, you will not get a job lead from the school. You get what you put in to it. They are very strict and have a very good reason to be. Step foot in one of those schools and look at some of these guys. I was in class one day and saw 5 cops pull a kid out of another classroom and arrest him. Why you ask? His house was raided while at school and found that he was selling drugs... You will hear good and bad reviews about these places. Probably more bad... Coming from someone with first hand experience, let him do what he wants. He should talk to REAL TECHS and get some good advice before going just to see if the job seems right for him. My brother went to the same school. ZERO knowledge about cars and no real hands on experience. He graduated with a 4.0 and is a really smart tech. BUT after a couple years he decided it wasn't "him" and went back to school. AND for those of you who say that techs can't make money, I beg to differ... Depending on the area, 100K/year is NOT out of reach if you're good.. YMMV |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:26:43 PM
Originally Posted By BatchelorGroda:
My nephew is 15. I have never known him to have mechanical abilities, and he has never asked me about cars. But tonight, he asks me if WyoTech would be a good place for him to go to school....Odd to hear that, but good at the same time. I offered-up to him that since he does not even own a car yet, that maybe he should go to a local vocational school first, to see if it is for him, then on to WyoTech if he likes it. We also discussed that even if he does not go on to become a mechanic, having a deeper knowledge about automobiles in general would never hurt, and possibly save him a ton of cash someday. What am I missing? tell him to ready to compete for jobs with mexicans? 
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:26:45 PM
He needs to go talk to local techs where he is. Dealerships,truck shops, everywhere.
Schools tell you what you want to hear to get you in the door. They will tell him he will make $80-$100k his first year which is a total lie. They won't tell him of the $10s of thousands of dollars he will spend in tools to do the job. |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:27:23 PM
FWIW my new coworker went to wyotech and says good things. He races POS cars after he soups them up.
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:31:08 PM
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Originally Posted By BatchelorGroda:
I have never known him to have mechanical abilities, and he has never asked me about cars. Being mechanically inclined (or "technically oriented") is a pretty obvious trait - probably not something you'd miss. Is there some other (really, really stupid) reason why he's interested in that school? |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:34:35 PM
For experience I have some.
My understanding is that these tech schools that advertise late at night, targeting young men, Wyotech and UTI being the primary culprits cost about as much as a four year degree at a state school. I spent about six months working as an assistant instructor in the automotive program of the local tech school, on an internship program while completing my degree. The tech school I interned at had a very good program, and was dirt cheap. IIRC the cost of tuition and books to complete a two year program cost well under 10K, which if you maintain a C or better GPA was paid for via the Hope programs. |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:40:24 PM
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Out of all the posts in here so far, only a couple have first hand experience. I also have first hand experience with an automotive tech school (Nascar Technical Institute) and can give you zero negative feedback. first off, the guys that will tell you how shitty the schools are and how they didn't learn anything are full of shit and shouldn't have slept in class. (YES, I saw your ass sleeping in class) YES, the cost is high. I also agree about poor job placement. If you don't give it 110%, you will not get a job lead from the school. You get what you put in to it. They are very strict and have a very good reason to be. Step foot in one of those schools and look at some of these guys. I was in class one day and saw 5 cops pull a kid out of another classroom and arrest him. Why you ask? His house was raided while at school and found that he was selling drugs... You will hear good and bad reviews about these places. Probably more bad... Coming from someone with first hand experience, let him do what he wants. He should talk to REAL TECHS and get some good advice before going just to see if the job seems right for him. My brother went to the same school. ZERO knowledge about cars and no real hands on experience. He graduated with a 4.0 and is a really smart tech. BUT after a couple years he decided it wasn't "him" and went back to school. AND for those of you who say that techs can't make money, I beg to differ... Depending on the area, 100K/year is NOT out of reach if you're good.. YMMV How many people out of your class went into NASCAR or a true racing team? Only one out of mine. Me. Went to UTI, WYOT, and NTI. Got a 4.0 and all that. Found out real quick racing sucks a bag-o-dicks. In the two years I was in racing I was home for a total of 4 months. The cars and wrenching are cool. Being the drivers, team, mechanics, whoever's bitch sucks. Oh ya, racing pays dick. Switched to heavy machines and made twice as much and slept at home every night. There are better fields to go into from these schools than the racing, hotrod area they steer your towards. Almost nobody gets into a team or shop. And to be real honest the schools are not hard. I was one of the guys sleeping and I never studied after class. Walked through with a 4.0 and like 24 SOP's. |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:49:41 PM
Originally Posted By tlee_20:
Out of all the posts in here so far, only a couple have first hand experience. I also have first hand experience with an automotive tech school (Nascar Technical Institute) and can give you zero negative feedback. first off, the guys that will tell you how shitty the schools are and how they didn't learn anything are full of shit and shouldn't have slept in class. (YES, I saw your ass sleeping in class) YES, the cost is high. I also agree about poor job placement. If you don't give it 110%, you will not get a job lead from the school. You get what you put in to it. They are very strict and have a very good reason to be. Step foot in one of those schools and look at some of these guys. I was in class one day and saw 5 cops pull a kid out of another classroom and arrest him. Why you ask? His house was raided while at school and found that he was selling drugs... You will hear good and bad reviews about these places. Probably more bad... Coming from someone with first hand experience, let him do what he wants. He should talk to REAL TECHS and get some good advice before going just to see if the job seems right for him. My brother went to the same school. ZERO knowledge about cars and no real hands on experience. He graduated with a 4.0 and is a really smart tech. BUT after a couple years he decided it wasn't "him" and went back to school. AND for those of you who say that techs can't make money, I beg to differ... Depending on the area, 100K/year is NOT out of reach if you're good.. YMMV Sounds like a recent arrest of mine. |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:50:20 PM
Originally Posted By NwG:
Originally Posted By tlee_20:
Out of all the posts in here so far, only a couple have first hand experience. I also have first hand experience with an automotive tech school (Nascar Technical Institute) and can give you zero negative feedback. first off, the guys that will tell you how shitty the schools are and how they didn't learn anything are full of shit and shouldn't have slept in class. (YES, I saw your ass sleeping in class) YES, the cost is high. I also agree about poor job placement. If you don't give it 110%, you will not get a job lead from the school. You get what you put in to it. They are very strict and have a very good reason to be. Step foot in one of those schools and look at some of these guys. I was in class one day and saw 5 cops pull a kid out of another classroom and arrest him. Why you ask? His house was raided while at school and found that he was selling drugs... You will hear good and bad reviews about these places. Probably more bad... Coming from someone with first hand experience, let him do what he wants. He should talk to REAL TECHS and get some good advice before going just to see if the job seems right for him. My brother went to the same school. ZERO knowledge about cars and no real hands on experience. He graduated with a 4.0 and is a really smart tech. BUT after a couple years he decided it wasn't "him" and went back to school. AND for those of you who say that techs can't make money, I beg to differ... Depending on the area, 100K/year is NOT out of reach if you're good.. YMMV How many people out of your class went into NASCAR or a true racing team? Only one out of mine. Me. Went to UTI, WYOT, and NTI. Got a 4.0 and all that. Found out real quick racing sucks a bag-o-dicks. In the two years I was in racing I was home for a total of 4 months. The cars and wrenching are cool. Being the drivers, team, mechanics, whoever's bitch sucks. Oh ya, racing pays dick. Switched to heavy machines and made twice as much and slept at home every night. There are better fields to go into from these schools than the racing, hotrod area they steer your towards. Almost nobody gets into a team or shop. And to be real honest the schools are not hard. I was one of the guys sleeping and I never studied after class. Walked through with a 4.0 and like 24 SOP's. Who mentioned anything about getting into racing? But since it's mentioned now, I know several people that got into racing that actually deserved to get in. I had the opportunity to work in NASCAR.. actually 3 opportunities. I set my goals higher though. I got into Porsche. Like I said, it's all about what you put into it.. Racing pays shit, yes I agree.. AND very unstable.. BUT being good in the field pays more and offers better opportunities down the road for those fortunate enough... |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:50:45 PM
Take a good coat.
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:51:31 PM
Originally Posted By Depidy_Dawg:
Originally Posted By tlee_20:
Out of all the posts in here so far, only a couple have first hand experience. I also have first hand experience with an automotive tech school (Nascar Technical Institute) and can give you zero negative feedback. first off, the guys that will tell you how shitty the schools are and how they didn't learn anything are full of shit and shouldn't have slept in class. (YES, I saw your ass sleeping in class) YES, the cost is high. I also agree about poor job placement. If you don't give it 110%, you will not get a job lead from the school. You get what you put in to it. They are very strict and have a very good reason to be. Step foot in one of those schools and look at some of these guys. I was in class one day and saw 5 cops pull a kid out of another classroom and arrest him. Why you ask? His house was raided while at school and found that he was selling drugs... You will hear good and bad reviews about these places. Probably more bad... Coming from someone with first hand experience, let him do what he wants. He should talk to REAL TECHS and get some good advice before going just to see if the job seems right for him. My brother went to the same school. ZERO knowledge about cars and no real hands on experience. He graduated with a 4.0 and is a really smart tech. BUT after a couple years he decided it wasn't "him" and went back to school. AND for those of you who say that techs can't make money, I beg to differ... Depending on the area, 100K/year is NOT out of reach if you're good.. YMMV Sounds like a recent arrest of mine. play stupid games, win stupid prizes.. |
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Posted: 5/9/2012 11:54:42 PM
He really needs to go to a vocational school first just to get an idea first. Coming from someone who wrenchs flat rate at a dealer everyday,
the trade will beat you up. Tell him to become one of those engineers I bitch out on a daily basis, he can make way more money. That aside, I have 2 years at a trade school for auto. After that I went for an associates degree in auto from the university of northwestern ohio. learned alot there. A friend of mine went to Wyotech in Blairsville PA and said it lacked in many areas when we started comparing schools. I cant say that i regret going to UNOH but i wish i would have taken a few more heavy diesel classes. Much more opportunity and pay. I cant speak for every tech, but in my area the automotive field is very limited for good paying jobs. Overall college gave me a good base knowledge but years after school its the actual job that I do most of my learning. |
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This. Heavy equipment, diesel, alternative fuels. These are the skills that are in demand.
Heavy equipment and get into a Co-Op program. Beyond that, I got nothing. University of Wyoming is in Laramie, lots of good looking girls...and I say that having just hired 24 Female Summer Students for our 3 mines. There really isn't any shortage of guys that will work on a new clean car. If you can work on a dozer,boom truck, paver etc , you will be paid better and have more job security. +1 I work with a bunch of (heavy equipment) guys who were recruited out of WyoTech. I can't comment on their skills, but after a few years they all make over 100k. |
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Posted: 5/10/2012 12:02:32 AM
I went to school at the Laramie campus back in 03. Graduated second in my phase with associates in diesel tech and service management.
Wyotech's job placement claims on the diesel side of things were true, as long as you wanted to change brakes on Schneider trucks your whole life. When I got my first job fresh out of school I realized how little I actually learned. I had all the certificates in the world, but no idea how to apply them. The standards for appearance and attendance were extremely high. Miss three days in a 3 month period and you get kicked out. Your whole family could have been killed in a freak Zamboni accident and they wouldn't excuse you from class to go to the funeral. I ended up getting burned out of the mechanic field really fast, and now work in Precision Agriculture Technology, which is a hell of a good job to have now and in the future. |
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Depidy_Dawg
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Posted: 5/10/2012 12:05:14 AM
Originally Posted By BarnStormer:
I went to school at the Laramie campus back in 03. Graduated second in my phase with associates in diesel tech and service management. Wyotech's job placement claims on the diesel side of things were true, as long as you wanted to change brakes on Schneider trucks your whole life. When I got my first job fresh out of school I realized how little I actually learned. I had all the certificates in the world, but no idea how to apply them. The standards for appearance and attendance were extremely high. Miss three days in a 3 month period and you get kicked out. Your whole family could have been killed in a freak Zamboni accident and they wouldn't excuse you from class to go to the funeral. I ended up getting burned out of the mechanic field really fast, and now work in Precision Agriculture Technology, which is a hell of a good job to have now and in the future. Yep, whenever I arrest a Techer their first questions is, "How long will I be in? I don't want to hour out". |
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Posted: 5/10/2012 12:07:22 AM
Originally Posted By Depidy_Dawg:
Originally Posted By JA_Magnum:
Originally Posted By Depidy_Dawg:
Originally Posted By www-glock19-com:
take it as you will I know many people in Laramie they have a very low opinion of the place Yes, we do. Lol. I went to high school there. Glad to hear things haven't changed in the past 20 years. I love my town and the different vibes it has during the year. UW just got out and it is blessedly calm, I can go to the movies without standing in line and having to ask 10 idiots to quit updating Facebook in the middle of "The Avengers", and I can drive from home to the office and not fear for my life. Of course, the Techers always maintain an even strain, with fart tube cars, screeching tires, littering BLM land, and general shenanigans. Laramie would be terribly boring without UW/Wyotech. I liked Laramie, I just hated having the Techer sign being held over my head the whole time I was out there, it made things rough getting grouped in with all the shit heads that went to school out there. However, I may have squealed a tire or two on Gibbon street.
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Posted: 5/10/2012 12:09:46 AM
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Hooking up with a Mexican drug cartel would be a better business to get in to.
There are easier ways to make an honest, good living than being a mechanic. If he's gonna go into disgusting amounts of student debt going to a school, at least do it for a degree where it can be applied to a real job. Local tech school might not be a terrible option, if he wants to do it to learn. Doing this shit for a living, no. Just no. Not even in heavy equipment, IMO, which is a way better and more stable side of things than the light/medium duty automotive world. ETA - The actual quality of the schools, I have no first hand knowledge of. I have been involved in working with and training some graduates of said schools, who in general were really nice and genuine guys who liked working on cars, they just didn't know the difference between a roller follower and a roller skate. |
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Posted: 5/10/2012 12:10:29 AM
One of the members here started changing oil and rotating tires at a dealership, 3 years later he made $21 an hour and billed about 70 hrs a week IIRC.
I wouldnt go to tech school for something a dealership will train you on. |
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Posted: 5/10/2012 12:11:49 AM
Originally Posted By BarnStormer:
Originally Posted By Depidy_Dawg:
Originally Posted By JA_Magnum:
Originally Posted By Depidy_Dawg:
Originally Posted By www-glock19-com:
take it as you will I know many people in Laramie they have a very low opinion of the place Yes, we do. Lol. I went to high school there. Glad to hear things haven't changed in the past 20 years. I love my town and the different vibes it has during the year. UW just got out and it is blessedly calm, I can go to the movies without standing in line and having to ask 10 idiots to quit updating Facebook in the middle of "The Avengers", and I can drive from home to the office and not fear for my life. Of course, the Techers always maintain an even strain, with fart tube cars, screeching tires, littering BLM land, and general shenanigans. Laramie would be terribly boring without UW/Wyotech. I liked Laramie, I just hated having the Techer sign being held over my head the whole time I was out there, it made things rough getting grouped in with all the shit heads that went to school out there. However, I may have squealed a tire or two on Gibbon street.
That was you!? Yeah, only a small percentage are idiots, but everyone lumps them all together, and making you guys wear the different colored shirts doesn't help. |
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Posted: 5/10/2012 12:12:18 AM
Originally Posted By Waldo0506:
One of the members here started changing oil and rotating tires at a dealership, 3 years later he made $21 an hour and billed about 70 hrs a week IIRC. I wouldnt go to tech school for something a dealership will train you on. I'd stay the hell out of dealerships and this field overall. |
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Posted: 5/10/2012 12:16:16 AM
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Has he checked out the local community college? They probably have a similar, much cheaper program. This. |
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Posted: 5/10/2012 12:21:13 AM
Originally Posted By Depidy_Dawg:
Originally Posted By BarnStormer:
Originally Posted By Depidy_Dawg:
Originally Posted By JA_Magnum:
Originally Posted By Depidy_Dawg:
Originally Posted By www-glock19-com:
take it as you will I know many people in Laramie they have a very low opinion of the place Yes, we do. Lol. I went to high school there. Glad to hear things haven't changed in the past 20 years. I love my town and the different vibes it has during the year. UW just got out and it is blessedly calm, I can go to the movies without standing in line and having to ask 10 idiots to quit updating Facebook in the middle of "The Avengers", and I can drive from home to the office and not fear for my life. Of course, the Techers always maintain an even strain, with fart tube cars, screeching tires, littering BLM land, and general shenanigans. Laramie would be terribly boring without UW/Wyotech. I liked Laramie, I just hated having the Techer sign being held over my head the whole time I was out there, it made things rough getting grouped in with all the shit heads that went to school out there. However, I may have squealed a tire or two on Gibbon street.
That was you!? Yeah, only a small percentage are idiots, but everyone lumps them all together, and making you guys wear the different colored shirts doesn't help.How long you been with the PD in Laramie? We may have met each other. 
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