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Wyoming Technical Institute • Laramie, WY
Studying Automotive Repair (completion in )
• 8/12/2011
"I got a good degree as well as many certifications. I also got a job after I attended."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | The school is great for beginners and offers many courses. I would not go if you are a seasoned mechanic. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | Wyotech has lowered standards, which has lost our school a lot of outside support. It is also accused of being over priced. |
| Program Quality | 8 | I loved my school and I stand by my education. however, I wanted more of a challenge than Wyotech could offer. |
| Instruction | 9 | I learned the curriculum, but again, I wish I could have had more of a challenge. I found the school easy and wanted to learn more than the basics. |
| How Difficult | 2 | No challenge and easy course work. I often found I could miss classes and still ace the tests. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Our school is based on book time for learning the steps, then shop time to put it to work. There are many tests every week. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 1 | We are not offered time off. Students can miss up to two hours of class time before having to retake the course. |
| Academic Facilities | 3 | Most tutors have little experience. Access to computers is at limited hours. Study groups or extra help must be arranged by students. |
| Social Life | 10 | Many events are offered. |
| Placement Services | 10 | I got constant emails and phone calls. They list job opportunities weekly. |
| Alumni Network | 8 | They offer help with the job search after graduation and there is strong support for alumni. |
WyoTech • Laramie, WY
Studying Automotive Collision/Refinishing (completion in 2010)
• 10/24/2011
"The experience of living on my own and going to class, learning everything I did and building enough experience to get myself established with a new career at home, was fulfilling. However, the salary of an automotive technician is not enough to justify the cost of tuition."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | The experience you get out of WyoTech is definitely equivalent to what you put into it. If you don't pay attention and do the work, then you'll be wasting your time and money. However, if you work hard, you can learn the skills required to break into a satisfying career. |
| Program Reputation | 8 | There are a few competitor schools in this field, along with local programs. However, WyoTech is one of the most renowned and popular schools. |
| Program Quality | 6 | The instructors were informative and helpful, if you were a dedicated student. However, the cost of the education was very high. |
| Instruction | 8 | The curriculum was detailed and informative. The instructors were helpful and would make sure the students understood what was being taught. |
| How Difficult | 9 | The amount of work that needs to be done almost never diminishes, there is no "free time" during a work day. It requires working overtime in many cases, and the vehicles worked on are very different, so you need to use caution when working on something unfamiliar so as not to damage anything. It is a very hard industry to get started in due to the attention to detail and difficulty of perfection a technician must achieve. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | The classroom time spent reading the theories of work was helpful, especially if the subject was new to the student. However, the shop experience was good, realtime practice that allowed you to physically do and understand what was being taught. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 2 | The class schedules are set in stone. When there is a holiday like Thanksgiving or Labor Day, you would get the day off, but have to make it up during the weekend. If you were ever late you would get written up, and if you missed more than 3 days you failed the course and had to retake it. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | The supplied tools were more than enough to get the job done, and the welders and other shop equipment were all new. Shop maintenance was done several times a week so everything stayed clean and in good condition. |
| Social Life | 7 | Making friends at school was very easy. There were a lot of school sanctioned events, most of which were free, and there were a lot of out of school activities to do with friends to stay busy out of the shop. |
| Placement Services | 3 | As stated above, part of the price for tuition is lifetime support for locating jobs. The only phone calls received involved asking if I was currently employed and where, for their records. |
| Alumni Network | 3 | Assistance in finding a job for life was included in the price of tuition. However, the most the school ever did was to call asking for employment information (no suggestions or help in actually finding a job). |
Wyoming Technical (WyoTech) • Laramie, WY
Studying Automotive Technology (completion in 2010)
• 12/13/2011
"The knowledge I obtained far surpassed my expectations. It was the single greatest achievement of my life."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | If you are planning on entering the auto tech industry, there is no better place you can learn your trade than WyoTech. They will not only give you a great education, but they will help you get a job in the industry upon graduation. |
| Program Reputation | 10 | WyoTech continues to be the high standard in auto tech training. They are held in high regard throughout the United States as the very best in auto tech. |
| Program Quality | 10 | WyoTech is the best school for hands-on technical training, and not just in automotive tech; they also offer great diesel and marine tech programs. WyoTech taught me everything I need to know to be successful in the industry. |
| Instruction | 10 | I have yet to come across a situation in my field I have not been trained in. The instructors are true professionals. |
| How Difficult | 8 | You're crammed with a lot of information in a small amount of time. The classes move fast and you have to keep up to succeed. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | After a quick overview in the classroom, you spend the remainder in the shop, being very hands on. Given the industry we're working on entering, hands-on experience is the key to success. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 7 | WyoTech offers summer classes and an evening course. There are 8 different campuses in the U.S. |
| Academic Facilities | 10 | Their classrooms provided every tool you would ever need in the industry. The space provided is more than enough, and accessibility to the instructors is granted immediately upon request. |
| Social Life | 6 | Everyone is kind of absorbed in their own work, so besides the people in your class, there's not much of a social network. WyoTech does take students to different events if they're interested, such as whitewater rafting and hiking trips. |
| Placement Services | 8 | Though we are in an economic downfall, I found a job fairly quickly upon graduation. WyoTech also helps graduates find industry jobs before graduation. |
| Alumni Network | 10 | WyoTech alumni have made quite an impact in the states. NASCAR has several mechanics from WyoTech, and many work for state departments, such as the Department of Transportation. |
Wyoming Technical Institute • Laramie, WY
Studying Automotive Technology (completion in 2010)
• 12/13/2011
"The knowledge I obtained far surpassed my expectations. It was the greatest achievement of my life."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | If you are planning on entering the auto tech industry there is no better place you can learn your trade than WyoTech. They will not only give you a great education but they will help you get a job in the industry upon graduation. |
| Program Reputation | 10 | WyoTech continues to be the high standard in auto tech training. The are held in high regard throughout the United States as the very best in AutoTech. |
| Program Quality | 10 | WyoTech is the best school for hands-on technical training, and not just in automotive tech, but also offers great diesel and marine tech programs. WyoTech taught me everything I need to know to be successful in the industry. |
| Instruction | 10 | I have yet to come across a situation in my field I have not been trained in. The instructors are true professionals. |
| How Difficult | 8 | You're crammed full of a lot of information in a small amount of time. The classes move fast and you have to keep up to succeed. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | After a quick overview in the classroom, you spend the remainder in the shop being very hands on. Given the industry we're trying to enter, hands-on experience is key to success. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 7 | WyoTech offers summer classes, and a evening course. There are eight different campuses in the U.S. |
| Academic Facilities | 10 | Their classrooms provided every tool you would ever need in the industry. The space provided is more than enough, and accessibility to the instructors is granted immediately upon request. |
| Social Life | 6 | Everyone is absorbed in their own work, so besides the people in your class there's not much of a social network. WyoTech takes students to different events if they're interested, such as whitewater rafting and hiking trips. |
| Placement Services | 8 | Despite being in a economic recession I found a job fairly quickly upon graduation. WyoTech also helps graduates find industry jobs before graduation. |
| Alumni Network | 10 | WyoTech alumni have made quite an impact in the states. NASCAR has several mechanics from WyoTech and Many Work for state departments, such as the Department of Transportation. |
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