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Posted by fam_lace (Member # 8565) on :
 
im going to enroll in uti to getinto diesels cause wyotech has no heavy diesel course only lite but as far as that who do u guys think is better hayward wyotech sac wyotech or sac uti good thing about this is im going to learn how to tune and im going to take my coupe to school to do the tuning and everything else i need gears and all maybe even learn how to do t5s cause i want them gforce gears [Big Grin]

[ June 29, 2011, 09:30 PM: Message edited by: fam_lace ]
 
Posted by LX347hatch (Member # 8668) on :
 
Do the college of alameda diesel program .. Alot cheaper and when I was there was guys that had graduated from wyotech and were working for Cummins and Cummins sent them there for more training.
 
Posted by Adam5.0 (Member # 6995) on :
 
neither both are a waste of money. Better off going to a jc that has an auto program. LMC has a good program with good teachers who know their stuff.

When I was going to school there where kids who did the wyotech thing and still didnt know crap and ended back at a real school. But like anything you get back what you put into it.
 
Posted by Blue92 (Member # 8789) on :
 
Both promise the dream!
 
Posted by MikeD. (Member # 8060) on :
 
My buddy Thomas went to Wyotech, and everyone told him the school is worthless and you will get nothing out of it. He ended up working for Big-O tires for three years while looking for a big boy job. He always had it rubbed in his face that he wasted his money, and that hes gonna work at big-o the rest of his life. I always said he was gonna find something better. He now builds race cars for a BMW shop in san jose, and makes 100K+ a year. So if you work hard, and want it, they with both do well for you.
 
Posted by fam_lace (Member # 8565) on :
 
i hope it works out for me it will be a great experience to they have a lot of good programs that im interested in i just wish it was closer im in stockton
 
Posted by 2TONE (Member # 4216) on :
 
wyotech eh vahLi

[ June 30, 2011, 01:37 AM: Message edited by: 2TONE ]
 
Posted by 79 cobra (Member # 10137) on :
 
idk i went 2 the wyotech in fremont and just graduated yesterday learned alot and they teach u alot u just gotta be intersted and want to learn a lot of dumb asses go there and dont learn shit because they think its high school smokin and gettin drunk plus alot of them are only there half the time but besides that its a great skool and you kan learn alot

ps fremont campus dose not have a diesiel program only sacramento
 
Posted by 2TONE (Member # 4216) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Adam5.0:
neither both are a waste of money. Better off going to a jc that has an auto program. LMC has a good program with good teachers who know their stuff.

When I was going to school there where kids who did the wyotech thing and still didnt know crap and ended back at a real school. But like anything you get back what you put into it.
AMEN
 
Posted by VendicatedSN95 (Member # 10671) on :
 
Went to the Phx UTI and through the Ford Fact program, took me 2 days to get a job in a Ford dealership been doing it for 10 years now. If you take the classes seriously and take the oppertunity to learn what they are teaching you will learn a great deal. I went in knowing everything and learned lots lol
 
Posted by DMI (Member # 7277) on :
 
By heavy diesel do mean doing engines r an r an major over hauls
 
Posted by S13hatch2.4 (Member # 9804) on :
 
UTI Phoenix, AZ.
When you graduate you get an Associates Degree.

When you complete the course in California all you get is a Certificate of Completion.
 
Posted by fam_lace (Member # 8565) on :
 
Thanx im not sure wat the difference is between heavy diesel and lite but I did think about there Ford program its an extra 18 weeks though after ibfinish I'll figure out if I wanna take it or not
 
Posted by gohardgohome (Member # 9803) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by fam_lace:
Thanx im not sure wat the difference is between heavy diesel and lite but I did think about there Ford program its an extra 18 weeks though after ibfinish I'll figure out if I wanna take it or not
what school offers that ford program??
 
Posted by fam_lace (Member # 8565) on :
 
Uti has a 75week course then u can choose to extend it with a Ford Toyota or nissan program but the Ford one is 18 weeks the others are 9 weeks

[ June 30, 2011, 01:02 AM: Message edited by: fam_lace ]
 
Posted by gohardgohome (Member # 9803) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by fam_lace:
Uti has a 75week course then u can choose to extend it with a Ford Toyota or nissan program but the Ford one is 18 weeks the others are 9 weeks
what location? that sounds pretty good. only da ones that really want to learn actually learn something n get a better job other than big o tires...smh..
 
Posted by AR's BLK351FX (Member # 10434) on :
 
Is up to u ur always gonna be hearing bad an good things about the schools I finishd wyotech along wit 79 cobra lol if ur intrested ull learn.
 
Posted by NavidR (Member # 3164) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by MikeD.:
My buddy Thomas went to Wyotech, and everyone told him the school is worthless and you will get nothing out of it. He ended up working for Big-O tires for three years while looking for a big boy job. He always had it rubbed in his face that he wasted his money, and that hes gonna work at big-o the rest of his life. I always said he was gonna find something better. He now builds race cars for a BMW shop in san jose, and makes 100K+ a year. So if you work hard, and want it, they with both do well for you.
You have a great example, see a college degree is just a piece of paper (I got 3 of them), what you do after that is up to you. If you work hard you will make the right connection, which you will end up doing well.

Its not the school that count, its the STUDENT, and what he or she does that counts. Now don't get me wrong lots of people out there without any college degree and are doing very well for themselves.
 
Posted by fam_lace (Member # 8565) on :
 
Yea well im definitely tryin to learn and veryintrested so thats no issues plus im glad its in sac cause I wont have no distractions I dont kno anyone outthere
 
Posted by 166 Merlot (Member # 1549) on :
 
I was grandfathered into an A/C company and started doin construction. Every idiot that came in with schooling from Gayotech didn't know shit and at 23 years old I was running circles around everyone that had schooling. It was clowned how they spent hella money on school to learn theory but when it came to onsite-knowing-what-the-fuck-is-crackin they were clueless. Not only that, but Gayotech taught them so much that they were sent to a CC to brush up on there skills as soon as they were hired. Nobody knew shit about shit but me and my boy D. He was also also grandfathered by the Man. Only two out the 9 dudes that went to school actually learned somethin in school. One loves men and the other is a player in the game. He started his own company and makes more money than Bill Gates now...

Then came Tone... But that's another story

Cliff Notes: u get what what u put in, its not who u know, but who knows u. Lastly, No one is ever gonna give it to u but if u aint got it, u cud get it.

[ June 30, 2011, 01:30 AM: Message edited by: 166 Merlot ]
 
Posted by 95gtdroptop (Member # 8330) on :
 
goodluck
 
Posted by fam_lace (Member # 8565) on :
 
Thanx
 
Posted by SLOWSN95 (Member # 8269) on :
 
UTI and Wyotech is a huge waste of money. As stated above, go to College of Alameda.
 
Posted by Costa510 (Member # 10978) on :
 
i m in Wyotech its a joke and not worth it i m going to go to a JC where my credits will really matter
 
Posted by fredfifty (Member # 10320) on :
 
goin to a trade school with the same acronym as an STD is no bueno...therefore, go to wyotech.
 
Posted by fam_lace (Member # 8565) on :
 
well what about the ford program anyone have a remark about that i thought it was a pretty good set up but most of the bads are being said about wyotech im going to uti so help me with that
 
Posted by DMI (Member # 7277) on :
 
There are jcs that have ford asset programs
 
Posted by 79 cobra (Member # 10137) on :
 
another reason why u here so many bad things about fremont wyotech is they let anyone in that is willing 2 pay the one in sac, u kant have facial hair, and they do a backround check. so if u kant qualify for sac they send u 2 fremont and thats why that skool got such a bad name plus all the felons and misfitz go 2 the fremont wyotech cus adminastration dont care they only care about your money and the students still think its high skool
 
Posted by DMI (Member # 7277) on :
 
Wyotech an uti both trun out idiots that think they can fix cars.only then trade schools do is make you dangerous
 
Posted by 96mysticman (Member # 8327) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by fam_lace:
i hope it works out for me it will be a great experience to they have a lot of good programs that im interested in i just wish it was closer im in stockton
erin they have a diesel program at delta that is the shit hands down. if you do well enough in the program they have a caterpillar apprenticeship program as well. i just got accepted in to the think big program google it and look it up its a great program to get into dont ask me how much they pay there apprentices lol its more than most of the people make on here lol
 
Posted by fam_lace (Member # 8565) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by 96mysticman:
quote:
Originally posted by fam_lace:
i hope it works out for me it will be a great experience to they have a lot of good programs that im interested in i just wish it was closer im in stockton
erin they have a diesel program at delta that is the shit hands down. if you do well enough in the program they have a caterpillar apprenticeship program as well. i just got accepted in to the think big program google it and look it up its a great program to get into dont ask me how much they pay there apprentices lol its more than most of the people make on here lol
fa sho i was thinkin bout goin up there to ask to cause alex was tellin me they had a program but i couldnt get a real discrition online
 
Posted by Poisond Pony (Member # 5141) on :
 
I did the Ford program through UTI. It's an alright program that gives you the basics. Just go in with a willing to learn attitude and don't come out there thinking you're a master tech and you should be cool.

I will say this though, it's a hard field to get into, even for diesel guys.
 
Posted by SSFGiant (Member # 10811) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Adam5.0:
neither both are a waste of money. Better off going to a jc that has an auto program. LMC has a good program with good teachers who know their stuff.

When I was going to school there where kids who did the wyotech thing and still didnt know crap and ended back at a real school. But like anything you get back what you put into it.
I agree wasted my time there. I did the electrical program but i think your better going to a cc. complete waste of time [Mad]
 
Posted by sydewayzLX50 (Member # 10217) on :
 
my best friend graduated the automotive technology course at wyotech in fremont as hasnt done one automotive job in his life. since he graduated hes been a watch repairman, scaffold builder, jewelry salesman, and tank car repairman. its been so long now hes forgot what he learned there and calls me when he needs work done on his car. moral of the story is, if you spend 20K + on your education, make sure you put it to some use. he now regrets ever going there. i took 3 years of auto shop at vallejo high and got more from those years than he did at wyotech.
 
Posted by Camara90 (Member # 134) on :
 
Go to embalming school, mother fuckers is always going to be dying. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by 2TONE (Member # 4216) on :
 
i heard wyotech in fremont has a crash dummy course [Roll Eyes]
 
Posted by VendicatedSN95 (Member # 10671) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Poisond Pony:
I did the Ford program through UTI. It's an alright program that gives you the basics. Just go in with a willing to learn attitude and don't come out there thinking you're a master tech and you should be cool.

I will say this though, it's a hard field to get into, even for diesel guys.
This^ although once your in and prove yourself you will always have a job. I have 4 or 5 offers on the table at any time

I have to say though its a tough job. people want to work on cars because working on an old Fox or SBC in your driveway is fun. After you spend a few years having to do it day in and day out getting times cut more and more, cares getting more and more complex kind of looses the luster
 
Posted by wilit (Member # 3367) on :
 
What it all boils down to is, it's what you know and how good of a worker you are. Having that piece of paper just gets you the interview by meeting the job requirements. It's up to you to show what you know after that.

I've worked along side people with degrees from Stanford, Berkeley and various other UC and CSU's but that doesn't make them good workers. Most of them had a sense of entitlement because of their high-dollar education and in the end, it got most of them laid off.
 
Posted by SSF SVT (Member # 8319) on :
 
Also, check if Skyline college has a diesel class. They're supposed to have one of the best programs in the state. Think of it this way. If they have enough for commercials, They're probably screwing ppl over for money.
 




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