Career choice?
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From: Canada EH
Originally Posted by flandersander
Wow. Great advice everybody. One thing I would like to throw out there, I live in canada. The total cost of tuition, books, shop free, admin fees etc, to become an automotive service tech is right around $5500 bucks. This is to attend a trade school that has an extensive program. I have lots of money saved for school, right around $11,000. So affording the schooling wouldn't be a problem. Also, I enrolled in a career ed program, where I went to work in a service station. Just to test the waters. I was excited to get up at 6, to get to "work" in the morning. That's what I would like in a career. To be excited to go to work. That would be awesome.
See now. I live in Alberta and the pre-employment auto tech corse from NAIT is less than $2G all in. With the 4 week practicum which might end you up in a shop afterwards. Its the same for their auto body corse as well. Which works for me because it really isn't that much and if I want to continue being a hobbyest the information I learn could be invaluable.
