Re: Student-Degree valuable or not?

[Kamal Habayeb <mountainfury () fastmail fm>]

DANIEL SIMPSON wrote:

> Hey,
>
>
> I just retired from a 4 year stint in Silicon Valley where I was a
> System Administrator/Technical Engineer for a couple start-ups. I
> started getting more and more into Information Security and finally
> decided to quit my boring job and move to Arizona to enter a 4 year
> program at a private university. I'm getting my B.S in software
> engineering with an emphasis on security. How valuable will this degree
> be and what are the forecasts for the job market in this field in about
> 4 years. The program is REALLY expensive and I cashed out all my
> investments/savings to pay for it (roughly 10k a year). I might even go
> to law school afterwards. Is this degree worth the estimated 40-50k? I'm
> 22 btw, my dream is to work for Microsoft or Goggle for a couple years
> and start my own security firm.
>
>
> Any suggestions would be awesome.
>
> Dann
>
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Just make sure that the school you are attending is regionally 
accredited and the credits/degree can be transfered to other schools. 
The reputation of the school is also very important.  Don't make the 
mistake that I made and attend ITT Tech.  Make sure the program stands 
up to the claims that it makes.


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