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accordsti
04-17-2005, 10:48 AM
Anyone know the best school for someone to go to right after HS to become a mechanic.

kilpatty43
04-17-2005, 10:55 AM
gwinnett tech is supposed to have a good program

Scrappy
04-17-2005, 11:03 AM
you still have a few years to go... ;) VC tech supporter here

chuck
04-17-2005, 11:07 AM
see if you can hook up with a good dealership just changing oil and such to start out, some of them will help pay for you to go to school or training courses to get ASE certified.

HiPSI
04-17-2005, 11:08 AM
locally gwinnett tech is great because they have several dealer backed programs like the toyota T-Ten program. if you want to go out of state, UTI is about as good as it gets.

accordsti
04-17-2005, 11:16 AM
Yes scrappy I know i still got 2 years but Im taking the SAT soon and then im sending out applications.
What is VC tech.
I would love to work at a delarship cause my friend got a job at Hennesey Lexus and hes going to school now at the same time so I would love todo that. But if it dont work out i would love being a Dentist. However cars are my first choice.

Casey
04-17-2005, 12:56 PM
Here is an opnion from a tech. If you are even remotely thinking about doing something sch as being a dentist go to school for that before you think about going to school to be a tech. It is not all it is made out to be. I have been turning wrenches for 5 years I love working on cars but I am burnt out on it mentaly and physicaly.

Leisa
04-17-2005, 01:06 PM
Yes scrappy I know i still got 2 years but Im taking the SAT soon and then im sending out applications.
What is VC tech.
I would love to work at a delarship cause my friend got a job at Hennesey Lexus and hes going to school now at the same time so I would love todo that. But if it dont work out i would love being a Dentist. However cars are my first choice.

now thats a widespread career choice, either a dentist or a mechanic... damn!

HyPer50
04-17-2005, 02:46 PM
Chattahoochee Tech has won lots of awards for there automotive program... worth checkin' out, several really good teachers over there, including Mr. Gunn

SL65AMG
04-17-2005, 05:06 PM
UTI...as someone else said....or WYOTECH!!!! wyotech is bad ass uti is good too

Scooby Pilot
04-17-2005, 05:19 PM
North Metro TEch is wher I went for my automotive degree. it used to be the Ford Asset program when I went there, it isnt now. its a co op program and the head instructor is awesome. I got burned out on it too...its been 4 years sine I was a tech and I am just now getting back to liking to work on my own car :)


Shawn

dereksi
04-17-2005, 06:41 PM
Here is an opnion from a tech. If you are even remotely thinking about doing something sch as being a dentist go to school for that before you think about going to school to be a tech. It is not all it is made out to be. I have been turning wrenches for 5 years I love working on cars but I am burnt out on it mentaly and physicaly.
I TOTALLY agree with him. Iv been doing it for 6 or 7 years and if you have any plans other then working on cars take it. I love cars but my back,knees,knuckles,fingers hurt almost every day. You have to be 1000% sure you want to make a living in this. Its not for everyone. Id make it a hobby not a career.

Scrappy
04-17-2005, 06:51 PM
everyone quit posting to the dumbass hes banned ;) thank you come again

uncle_el
04-17-2005, 07:22 PM
everyone quit posting to the dumbass hes banned ;) thank you come again

other members may have the same or similar question, so it's not all for naught.

Scrappy
04-17-2005, 07:39 PM
true, lol but he is still a dumbass

JustinSane110™
04-17-2005, 07:43 PM
true, lol but he is still a dumbass
He'll probably be back anyways, because he apparently didnt learn from the first banning.

Scrappy
04-17-2005, 07:46 PM
let him, i look at all the new members all the time to give shit to so it will happen again
;)

green91
04-17-2005, 07:50 PM
lets not persuade him to go to GTC, dont need any idiots running around the automotive building :/

JustinSane110™
04-17-2005, 08:11 PM
let him, i look at all the new members all the time to give shit to so it will happen again
;)
So did I manage to get past or have I just not gotten it yet, hehe? :D

efman
04-17-2005, 08:19 PM
uti

green91
04-17-2005, 08:26 PM
uti is overrated

HyPer50
04-17-2005, 09:06 PM
everyone quit posting to the dumbass hes banned ;) thank you come again

Umm ok, none of my business really, but why was he banned? From looking at his posts he didn't do anything objectional or was whatever he did just deleted or something?

Scrappy
04-17-2005, 09:18 PM
captian obvious... hes 15, been banned once already and will be banned further... nuff said...

green91
04-17-2005, 09:26 PM
hes definately an idiot... and i think he has the hots for lil scrappy

Scrappy
04-17-2005, 09:31 PM
knock it off for the hots for me! but i think so too...

efman
04-19-2005, 06:40 PM
ya uti may be over rated but what other school has somany manufactors schools to go to ?

Negrodamus
04-19-2005, 06:53 PM
Not as many as UTI but locally no tech schools can touch gwinnett tech.....

Toyota/T-Ten (Diploma Program)
Daimler Chrysler College Automotive Program (Associate Degree)
General Motors ASEP (Associate Degree)
Nissan PROCAP (Associate Degree)
Toyota/T-Ten (Associate Degree)

mocha latte cupcake
04-19-2005, 08:39 PM
I'm reppin Gwinnett Tech y0!

green91
04-19-2005, 08:52 PM
Have you ever checked UTI's tuition? I did, 26k a yr. Truth be told, all school does is get you in the door and gives you an idea of whats going on. You still start at the bottom no matter if you go to UTI, GTC, wherever... you still gotta work your way up. I opted to remain somewhat local and go to GTC and ive been happy so far.

The UTI recruiters pissed me off coming into school and showing WRC and street racing movies trying to hype up their shit, when in reality they dont get you any further professionally than any other respectable school does.

Nittanys1
04-19-2005, 09:48 PM
I was watchin the race on day and say that there was a dealer sponsored school that would pay to have you trained at a two yr school...forgot what it was tho...

mocha latte cupcake
04-19-2005, 09:50 PM
I got a full scholarship to UTI (full paid for my entire college career) but couldn't go b/c of family situations....

Cliff
04-19-2005, 11:10 PM
will the schools these people are talking about still be around by the time you graduate?

mocha latte cupcake
04-20-2005, 12:03 PM
yeah i don't foresee Wyotech, UTI, Gwinnett Tech, Athens Tech and Lanier Tech going anywhere....

Kristi
04-20-2005, 12:12 PM
^^haha

green91
04-20-2005, 07:51 PM
lanier tech doesnt even have an automotive program... just paint and body and that nascar program

mocha latte cupcake
04-20-2005, 08:01 PM
well thats what i was refering too... just in kinda the automotive realm of things... besides who doesn't like Nascar! pronounced (n'S-k'R) i know i don't!