Comment College Now, Change your mind later (Score 1) 1092
With the tech industry still on the ropes and many experienced SysAdmin's unemployed and looking for work, you'll likely have trouble finding entry level work without a degree. That said, the tech industry will swing back up once the rest of the economy gets firmly back on its feet and starts growing again. This could happen in a few months or a year or two, but it will happen.. And when it does, there will be a huge demand for SysAdmin's. Experience will once again be more important than education and if you're still in school and stay in school you might miss your window of opportunity.
My recommendation is this. Go to school. Study and learn. Take some software programming courses (yes I know you don't want to be a programmer, but a SysAdmin who knows how to program is a valuable assett). But watch the industry.. Get an unpaid internship as a Jr. IT person (there's not a lack of need for IT people, there's just a lack of money). Get a few certifications.. When you see the industry opening up and demanding experience over education, leave school and go to work.. You can always go back to school later if you decide to.
It's unfortunate that you're coming into the industry just now, but if you watch it closely and plan carefully, you might be able to get in at just the right point and make a name for yourself.
My recommendation is this. Go to school. Study and learn. Take some software programming courses (yes I know you don't want to be a programmer, but a SysAdmin who knows how to program is a valuable assett). But watch the industry.. Get an unpaid internship as a Jr. IT person (there's not a lack of need for IT people, there's just a lack of money). Get a few certifications.. When you see the industry opening up and demanding experience over education, leave school and go to work.. You can always go back to school later if you decide to.
It's unfortunate that you're coming into the industry just now, but if you watch it closely and plan carefully, you might be able to get in at just the right point and make a name for yourself.
