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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
The problem is we don't have enough focused, 2-year technical programs in this country. Not everything requires four years of university.
We also laugh at community colleges, but they address a genuine economic need. When Mount Royal College became a university, the four year programs that replaced the two year programs did not make students more qualified for employment. All it did was double the cost of an education.
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In my 15 years in IT have have only worked with 2 Devry grads, but both have been very good employees. I went to MRC, not UofC for the explicit reason that the UofC MGIS at the time (early 2000) was basically MGMT with a few "turn on a computer get an A" courses. They really were built for people who were MGMT but wanted to bluff computer proficiency to IT companies who were the rage at the time. "I can manage nerds, I took a VB Script class"
I wanted to learn something deeper and MRC had the best program available. I managed to learn programming design, ASP.NET, distributed computing, Business Analysis along with Sales and Marketing. It was great.
When it comes to IT the school is less relevant. I know lots of SAIT, MRC, and even a few Devry folks who were smart people and did as good if not better than any University grads. Really it comes down to the curriculum and how good the person can use it in the real world.