Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Network And Systems Administrators
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Western Governors University, Utah Valley State, Salt Lake Community College, and Brigham Young.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider University of Utah, Utah State, Southern Utah University, and Westminster College.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Westminster College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Western Governors University, Brigham Young, Latter-day Saints Business College, and Westminster College.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of College of Eastern Utah, Westminster College, Utah State, and University of Utah.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at Brigham Young, Westminster College, and University of Utah.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Western Governors University.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Utah State, Westminster College, College of Eastern Utah, and University of Utah.
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Spotlight Utah Schools Related to This Career
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- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma, Master, Post- Bachelor's Certificate
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- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor
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- Programs: 3 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Master, Post- Bachelor's Certificate
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- Degrees: Doctorate, Master
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- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor, Master
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Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
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Utah Valley University • Orem, UT
Studying Information Technology (completion in 2010)
• 6/27/2011
"I liked UVU much more than BYU. Professors were much less restrictive, yet were still highly motivated."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | I felt that they didn't offer a lot of emphasis for network administration. However, for a general IT degree I would recommend it. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | Since this school so recently attained University status, the quality reputation is somewhat up in the air. It reached university status in 2009 I believe. |
| Program Quality | 6 | I would estimate that 85% of the skills required were not taught in the classroom, but learned on the job site. The education merely got me hired (which is important of course), but did not fully prepare me for the job. |
| Instruction | 5 | The most useful course I took was Linux Systems Administration. All jobs I applied for were administrating Linux systems. |
| How Difficult | 6 | I felt that the benefit vs the difficulty was adequate. I was still able to work part time while taking 12 credits. I just feel that some of the program wasn't relevant. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | I found that this school advertised its classes being more hands on. However, I found that it seemed to be about average. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 9 | MUCH better than my previous university (Brigham Young University). However, more classes offered in the summer would have been extremely helpful. |
| Academic Facilities | 9 | No problems here. The facility was new, computers were adequately powered. It also had a Mac lab. |
| Social Life | 8 | Although I did not take part, the opportunities were abundant. I would expect it to be even more so if I lived on campus. |
| Placement Services | 4 | I did not get any assistance in finding a job after graduation. There were, however, a number of internships that were offered which I declined because of a lack of relevance to network administration. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | I really don't take part in the alumni network so I don't feel qualified to answer this question. |
Western Governors University • Salt Lake City, UT
Studying Information Technology (completion in 2013)
• 10/4/2011
"There isn't much I would complain about. However, I did have to retake a couple of classes because they changed the program after I took a 1 year hiatus."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I think WGU is still one of the best options for completing a degree while working full time. It works well for me so I would imagine it could work well for other like-minded people. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | Honestly, almost no one has ever heard of WGU. Then there's is the stigma associated with online schools. |
| Program Quality | 8 | I am actually quite pleased with WGU. They have made it easy for me to continue working on my degree while being employed full time. |
| Instruction | 8 | The instruction works great for me at my school since it is as much or as little as I need. Many students may need more structure than what works well for me, though. |
| How Difficult | 8 | The program is very challenging. That said, I think there may be certain things that are harder in more traditional schools. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | It is well balanced. If you already know all the material, you can go ahead and schedule and take your final exam pretty much right away. If not, you have to dive into the material. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | Everything at WGU is custom tailored to the individual. I decide everything. |
| Academic Facilities | 4 | There are vast online resources and plenty of access to people. There really are no physical facilities available to me. |
| Social Life | 2 | The social experience is limited to phone calls and message boards. This is a bit lacking in any online college, though. |
| Placement Services | 5 | I am aware that they offer these types of services to some extent but have not had occasion to take advantage of them. |
| Alumni Network | 9 | WGU provides a great support system. They assign each student a "mentor" which works sort of like a traditional advisor except that they stay in constant contact with you to monitor your progress and help you set goals. |
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