i figured i'd chime in here... i have a bachelors in mech engineering and a masters in mech engineering. i am 29 now and going back to vocational school to learn how to cnc parts and actually make things. the university degree is indispensible. if nothing else it has opened up a world of oppurtunity for me that has allowed me to buy my own equipment and open a shop in the near future, without worrying whether or not i can still put food on the table or pay me heating bill.
machine shops will always be around the states. some stuff will be off shored but other stuff will stay in house. The only thing to watch out for with a computer degree is that most people expect to make a ton of money wiht a computer degree and thats really not the case. you need to do what makes you happy. |