Degree at my community college - Advice?
I'm going to a community college this next semester, I've got all my general classes done (so now I can focus fully on a AA in any degree..).
I have my eyes on a couple things:
Small business management AA: I've learned IM through forums and self-taught methods and have set up an offline business with my knowledge. With this, I have gotten to #2 on google for my local keyword, currently about to get in the 10box for Google maps, and I'm getting consistent work. It's a computer repair company, and I'm charging $50-$100 per sale. I feel that this course will not help me much. If I do go further with business in my life, It will be focused on internet marketing and my own offline businesses, all which I have great resources through forums and friends I've made. Basically, these courses that make up for the AA degree are like Intro to business, Accounting, and old-school stuff that have no real application for the new era. I dont see how an AA in this degree will affect my future.. These are my thoughts.
Associate of Science Degree: This course would require me to take Intro to algorithms and Programming classes OR make me learn C, C++, and take some harder math classes like Calculus I, II, and Linear Algebra. I like the idea of the hard math classes, because it's a challenge, and I feel would be good for me. I don't really know how much programmers make, but I don't see myself sitting behind a monitor in a cubicle writing code for a company all day like Neo from the matrix. At best this would just give me some fun learning and maybe help me if I wanted to build my own software for IM? (Interesting thought.. I think im on to something here!)
Computer Networking AA: This course would make me take classes for the CompTIA certificates A+ and Server+, and of course networking classes like computer electronics, voice and data cabling, and a bunch of MS classes. With this route I would get 2 CompTIA certificates which would allow me to bump my computer repair hourly rate up quite a bit and give me some 'credentials' to help satisfy my customers satisfaction rate. I'd take a networking job for a company for 6figures, don't really see myself being a networker for a company though... any thoughts on this? Experiences?
Animation AA: This degree would make me take Flash, Maya, Story and Development classes, Intro and history of animation, and portfolio classes. This would be just a fun route where I could build a hobby (this would be actively denouncing school as important and using my degree to build a portfolio for something I don't intend on having as my primary income/job). I'm expanding my web design skills and opening a web design company soon, so I see this as being helpful for that, too.
These are primarily the AA's I'm looking at. I got all my general classes done, I just gotta focus on classes in one of these categories. What are your guys' thoughts. Any mentors willing to give me some wisdom?
Peace and love,
-Ryan
I have my eyes on a couple things:
Small business management AA: I've learned IM through forums and self-taught methods and have set up an offline business with my knowledge. With this, I have gotten to #2 on google for my local keyword, currently about to get in the 10box for Google maps, and I'm getting consistent work. It's a computer repair company, and I'm charging $50-$100 per sale. I feel that this course will not help me much. If I do go further with business in my life, It will be focused on internet marketing and my own offline businesses, all which I have great resources through forums and friends I've made. Basically, these courses that make up for the AA degree are like Intro to business, Accounting, and old-school stuff that have no real application for the new era. I dont see how an AA in this degree will affect my future.. These are my thoughts.
Associate of Science Degree: This course would require me to take Intro to algorithms and Programming classes OR make me learn C, C++, and take some harder math classes like Calculus I, II, and Linear Algebra. I like the idea of the hard math classes, because it's a challenge, and I feel would be good for me. I don't really know how much programmers make, but I don't see myself sitting behind a monitor in a cubicle writing code for a company all day like Neo from the matrix. At best this would just give me some fun learning and maybe help me if I wanted to build my own software for IM? (Interesting thought.. I think im on to something here!)
Computer Networking AA: This course would make me take classes for the CompTIA certificates A+ and Server+, and of course networking classes like computer electronics, voice and data cabling, and a bunch of MS classes. With this route I would get 2 CompTIA certificates which would allow me to bump my computer repair hourly rate up quite a bit and give me some 'credentials' to help satisfy my customers satisfaction rate. I'd take a networking job for a company for 6figures, don't really see myself being a networker for a company though... any thoughts on this? Experiences?
Animation AA: This degree would make me take Flash, Maya, Story and Development classes, Intro and history of animation, and portfolio classes. This would be just a fun route where I could build a hobby (this would be actively denouncing school as important and using my degree to build a portfolio for something I don't intend on having as my primary income/job). I'm expanding my web design skills and opening a web design company soon, so I see this as being helpful for that, too.
These are primarily the AA's I'm looking at. I got all my general classes done, I just gotta focus on classes in one of these categories. What are your guys' thoughts. Any mentors willing to give me some wisdom?
Peace and love,
-Ryan
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