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Originally Posted by photon
My son is graduating high school and he's been looking at where we wants to go into post secondary education in the fall.
His friends seem to be going to SAIT they say so he was thinking of doing the same.
He wants to go into "something computers", he does seem to like coding as he'll do it as a hobby sometimes.
We had a bit of a discussion about it but my thoughts could be pretty outdated so I'd like to get some input.
I told him SAIT I'm sure has some good programs however they're all pretty narrow, focused on a specific type of job. They may be good at getting you a job (and I'm not sure if they are, is a SAIT grad in demand?).
While if he did, for example, a computer science degree at a university that will give a far broader education, getting into all kinds of different things both computer and other.
It seems to me someone with a B.Sc. has a higher potential and more flexibility. Not to mention it's required if he wanted to progress higher towards a doctorate.
On the flip side university can be tough.
He's not very self motivated and doesn't have a clear focus on what he wants to do, which also leans me towards encouraging university which will have exposure to all kinds of different things vs a very focus program.
Or is my thinking old and outdated? Maybe everyone just takes some online courses or teaches themselves, gets good, and gets out there? I mean that's how I do it now but I started out with a B.Sc. and I feel it had lots of value.
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I'd boot him out to work for a year, if he has no clear focus and isnt self motivated you are just spending a fortune on something he will eff up at worst or not use or need at best