I want to open a custom shop or get a job at a custom shop after college. What should I do for college? I was thinking about wyotech, but there is a great school (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology) in my city where I can take mechanical engineering and other stuff. What do you think I should do? I wanna do something with cars for the rest of my life.

 

m.e. (mech, eng.) is ok. the only problem with it, it is not directed exactly at cars.

it was one of the reasons i started it. i thought it was all about cars, but its not. if you really want to focus on cars, a technical automotive school is more up your alley.

mechanical engineers usually focus on a specific part of an automobile (provided they are working on an automobile). some of them make tire composites and such. and some ---- is just plain out boring.

depending on your age, you can start a college, and you can always change your mind. it is never too late. I know a guy that is 26 and still going to school.

a technical school, in which you should also pursue a business degree if you want to open a shop, would help you out if you want to be the person working on the cars.

m.e.'s usually are the person behind the automobile, like the designer of a certain part of it, or the whole thing in some cases. so, you might get lucky and have a hands on job... or you might be stuck behind a computer.

 

if you wanna own a shop a business degree will be nice.

 

check out wyo-tech. they have great programs. im schedualed to go there oct '05

they have businesss managment programs there you can "add on" or make them part of your program.


www.wyo-tech.com

 

bachelors in buisness administration, ase mechanic degrees,
whatever else you can think of. to open a shop, you're gonna need some big bucks though. but any education you complete, will be realy rewarding when it comes to pay day.

 

Just go to a state university and smoke your way through it. State universitys are easy I know because I attend one and Im high right now

 

Nice. I'm chillin at SRU right now.. man, this place ownz..

Go for the engineering man. Highly impressive on a resume

 

I would say some business management, motive power technicians course (kinda useless).. take some welding courses at night...there are tons of options but i would say the business aspect is very important though

 

I'm at RPI right now and pretty much mechanical engineering is a lot more gay then I thought it might be. Its great for some people but I was def. hoping for lot more mechanics and a lot less calculus. Its not horrible, and I know that once I graduate I am pretty much garunteed a great job, but in all honesty if you really want to work on cars then engineering might not be what you want to go to school for. Although I bet most garages would hire a mechanical engineer, if your just gonna be a mechanic anyways then it might not worth spending all that money on a tech degree. If your wondering weather you should go to college at all though, then my answer would def. be yes. Its a great time and no matter what you decide to do it will be of great help.

 

I am really looking into Wyotech, I am interested in Automotive Technology, Chassis Fabrication/High Performance Engines, and Collision/Refinishing Technology. Would it be smart to take a business class at a different college before I try to take these classes? Or is there a business class I can take there?