Which School is better

It's clear to me that community college is the way to go. You may not want to take an English or history class but you should anyways. Why, they will teach you to write. If you want to do anything other than turn wrenches you'd better be able to write clearly. I don't think Wyo or UTI will teach you anything about communication.

I remember when I finished my degree in history I was unsure if I wanted to to teach or not (ultimately became a teacher, but that's another story). My next door neighbor was the service manager for a John Deere Dealership, in Long Beach Ca. (All Construction equipment, no agricultural equipment). He knew I was handy with a wrench and hired me to do the 250, 500, and 1000 hour services on the dealerships rental fleet of equipment. Worked there three years before becoming a teacher, went from the guy who checked machines in and occasionally changed the oil to a real mechanic. Learned a lot along the way. The most important thing I learned is that most dealerships TRAIN their own employees. Sure they would like to hire someone who knows everything but guess what NO ONE knows everything, so even mechanics with 25 years of experience need to go to school every model year to keep current.

Further, UTI and Wyo charge the same tuition as f-ing Harvard and Yale. They both charge between 30K and 40K per year. Sure you're probably eligible for government financial aid, which MIGHT cut that in half but you'll still come out of a two year technical school owing twenty thousand dollars.

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Go to a community college to learn the basics, get your AA degree, that shows you can stick something out and learn simply for the sake of learning, At the same time get yourself a part time job at a tire store and begin collecting tools and experience. By the time you're 22 you should be able easily get a job at ANY dealership you want to work at and your total cost will be less than 10K.

Regards,

Joe Dokes