I am in the process of going back to school to enter the automotive repair industry. I need to know whether its worth it to just the the one year degree or go for the 2 year associates degree, any information would be appreciated, along with what type of jobs and pay rates are out there.
2006-12-04 07:00:41 · 5 answers · asked by beerman0028 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Do both, then you will have a backup.
2006-12-04 07:28:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get the degree. It has much better long range benefits than the Certificate. There will be a day when you don't want to wrench anymore and the degree will help you get into service management which is a lot less physically demanding.
Auto techs earn anywhere fron 24K to 65K and even higher within some specialties. Service managers can exceed 100 k.
2006-12-04 07:07:37 · answer #2 · answered by yes_its_me 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both. The degree will get you hired the cert will allow you to specialize in a particular area of auto body. My best friend got his degree in auto body and paint. He wanted more money so he took the test for painting and chassis straitening/ repair or something like that. The certs allowed him to receive a high paycheck do to the specialization in that area. Get both.
2006-12-04 07:16:46 · answer #3 · answered by gearnofear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally speaking a degree carries more weight that a certificate.
2006-12-04 07:04:57 · answer #4 · answered by oklatom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You'll want to get the associates degree, it has a more universal appeal and is recognized as a standard level.
2006-12-04 07:03:49 · answer #5 · answered by Shockey Monkey 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋