Is This A Good Plan For An Information Technology Degree?

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So I want to start off at a community college to complete an associate's in Information Systems and Technology Management. I want to be able to transfer to a 4 year school, being that I will. I of course want to end up in a management position within a couple years or so. But being that I also want hands on experience, I also wanted to complete another associate's degree that would allow me to have hands on experience. I know there are a lot of choices to choose from under IT, so my choice for another associates would be either Information Systems Security or Network Technology. My boyfriend is in the military and has told me that Network Technology is the reason that Information Systems Security is becoming larger. My question is, what is the best way to go about getting an IT degree that will put me in a management position AND give me the right hands on experience? I know the Bachelor's degree will allow me to look at IT from a business perspective, but another associate's in IT will give me field experience. Good idea, or no?

DS · Accepted Answer

Your associates degree doesn't mean much, and getting a 2nd associates is just a flat out waste of time.  Best option would be to go straight in to a bachelors program.  Once you're enrolled in a bachelors degree program you can apply for those hands on jobs you want.  Companies love students, its a mutually beneficial relationship.  They pay you less than a graduate but you get the experience you need, its a win win.  You don't need to get an associates degree to get hands on experience is what I'm trying to say.  Most successful computer science grads find internships just fine without every having gotten an associates degree before their bachelors.

Your bachelors degree won't just be from a business perspective unless you get a business degree with a focus in IT.  If you get a regular computer science or IT degree its going to be more from the computer side of things.  

And hes right about information systems security, its a fast growing field and lots of programs even have scholarships available for them.  The only thing is that technology jobs change super fast.  10 years ago they were booming, then they weren't in demand, and now they're back in demand again.  Also, alot of the jobs people do now in the technology field didn't exist 5 or 10 years ago.

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Is This A Good Plan For An Information Technology Degree?

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