[Kozak]

Totally not surprised you said that, lol

[Sonic03SVT]

Im going back to school myself this fall, finishing up my mechanical engineering degree and at the same time working on an automotive program, I figure it cant hurt, and its only a 48 unit course if you take only the basic level stuff, can add on what you want. IMO places like cypress college, citrus, Fullerton college etc are really the way to go. Same program as UTI/Wyotech really, but for a fraction the cost and time. Check into it.

[Shaolin Crane]

I agree, citrus is a great school

[enkeivette]

Originally Posted by kdracer73

I went to UTI..We called it Universal Testical Insitute back then.
It was 1984-85 when I went though. It was domestic only and not that great. I think it is much better now, and the factory/high performance program is the only way to go.
I have been wrenching for 25 yrs, and still work 2 jobs to survive. It is a hard way to make a (honest) living. Good paying jobs are hard to find. My current employer is the first to pay any benefits-including the dealers I have worked at.

Every job I have had was based on commission type pay. The guys I have worked with that made real money, where down right THIEVES ! Short cutting and over billing. A Tundra starter book time was 2.6 hours....They would flag it high and charge the customer 6 hours. I like to sleep at night, knowing I am a good guy.

My friend always called it the school of untrained idiots. If you do go to UTI or a vocational school, make sure they hand out a legit degree.

I have two mercedes tech friends. One got an AA from the UTI in AZ, the other went to a UTI out here and has no degree.

The AZ friend quit his mercedes job and went to work for an engineering company, he has more optioins.

[Damian]

Originally Posted by Sonic03SVT

Im going back to school myself this fall, finishing up my mechanical engineering degree and at the same time working on an automotive program, I figure it cant hurt, and its only a 48 unit course if you take only the basic level stuff, can add on what you want. IMO places like cypress college, citrus, Fullerton college etc are really the way to go. Same program as UTI/Wyotech really, but for a fraction the cost and time. Check into it.

I've done a bit of reading on Cypress and Fullerton (which is about 4 blocks away), sonill look into Citrus. Where are they?