What is the difference between wyotech and uti

They only one that didnt transfer was the one that went to cpcc the rest ended up at other places. In the end I think it comes down to each person and what they want to acheive. Each school has its pros and cons. Just research them all and talk to people that have went to them. And dont fall for the bs they tell you when you talk to the addmison people.

Search for Wyotech on Pirate. Lots of bad things about it. I think the consensus was that it was an overly expensive community college program.

I have no experience, just what I've read. I know some that have had good Wyotech experiences, but many have not. Look into your local community college. I don't think the Wyotech or UTI name will give you any advantage in the hiring process maybe even a disadvantage. My brother recently graduated UTI, the only perk of UTI is that they will find you a job, its really overpriced and its a very similar program to most Community Colleges.

UTI looks good on paper though, got him hired on the spot at Ford. He had good experiences with his teachers and the school, just after comparing his knowledge to other friends who went through local schools for fractions of the cost, it wasn't so far ahead.

Didn't even realize who ya were, If you wanna gimme a call or text me sometime this week I will give you my brothers info so you can get up with him, he graduated UTI last year, have a lot of friends who did the same in the last years. Also have friends who have gone to Forsyth Tech and come out knowing the same stuff. XJfreakHO said:. Click to expand Tacoma Well-Known Member. Joined Mar 20, Location Winston-Salem. Save you a ton of money in the longrun too as it's close to home Nascar was suppose to for my friend.

Tacoma said:. Thanks guys! This really helping!! I have also herd that fo tech's class is awesome! But I had no idea you didn't get a degree at wyotech or uti. I might lean on fo tech, it sounds reasonable and is only a 15 minute drive. Might go check it out tomorrow. Thanks again for all the info!

Joined Feb 23, Location salisbury. DanBrown Active Member. Very overpriced and over rated. I didnt get a thing out of it. Please upgrade to a modern browser Firefox, Chrome, Edge, etc. The decision is on your own, you can continue navigating through the site accepting the bugs it might bring. Internet Explorer Detected! I understand and accept the effects of using IE as a browser. What language would you like to translate to?

An error occurred while translating. Please try again. Close Loading Alexander S. Tumacacori-Carmen, AZ. See original. Is there any recommendation for either one or anything you all can give me that will set me more towards one or the other? Login to comment. Answer This. Cancel Delete. Thanks for your help keeping CareerVillage safe!

Add a reason: No reason given. They didn't get much out of it because they were more concerned with socializing than learning the stuff. However, the majority of the guys that went to class with me most that just weren't seriously into it don't even work in the automotive field anymore Im currently in a local CC auto program and have two of my friends that went to Wyotech. We I went to visit them a couple of months ago they told me that they wasted their money.

They both said that they wished they stayed home and went to the local CC. I took a tour of the campus while I was up there and I must say, the facilities are nice but I looked like there was only one guy working per group and about 8 other guys just watching. Automotive trade schools are not to teach process and procedures like "how to remove a tie rod end" or "how to change a head gasket".

Sure there may be a few things like rebuilding various power train components, but it is largely an introduction to troubleshooting and diagnostics and how things work! Using scan tools, pressure gauges, wiring diagrams, noise, TSBs, ect ect. A lot of people bash graduates of trade programs because they expect a higher level of mechanical inclination. HotRodKush Well-known member.

Joined Dec 12, Messages I was just going to post exactly what the above post states. I was a mechanic for the next few years. They don't teach you HOW to work on cars. Sure, there's plenty of lab time, but that's not the focus - the focus is the theory of auto repair, so you can diagnose problems the right way, without being a "parts replacer". The how-to part of it can only be learned from on-the-job experience.

I learned more about working on cars from actually WORKING on cars - but my classroom education taught me what I needed to know to perform my own diagnostics, and avoid being stuck in the "parts swapper" position. With knowledge comes power. May Pop Well-known member. I went to WyoTech in It was better than a sharp stick in the eye,or a knee in the groin. No it won't, better check again. You aren't going to either of those for even close to that.

Aklass Well-known member. Joined Jan 15, Messages The best thing to do is to get hands on experience at a shop, because even though you get out of school and you know all these theories and have these certification, it just proves you can take test, and what really matters is what you can do with your hands. Original Man Well-known member. Im going through my local community college in the GM auto program. I like it, its much cheaper than those two schools you named and I work at the same time im in school.

This way when you graduate you actually have experience. The goal is they hire you full on or you go to another shop that will. I appreciate all of the feedback. And it all sounds like good advice and I will take it into consideration.

But here is a little more information on my circumstances. They don't offer it at my local community college. The closest one is an hour away. And I don't have the time to do a 2 year program.

I don't want to work at a dealership or really get into brand specific programs either. About me, I just finished paramedic and firefighting school, but it is something I have been doing for the past decade in the military.

I have a year before I can start working with the fire department due to other things. I have a year left on my GI Bill, and a year to kill. I just let my LVN go because I was tired of working in a hospital. I am wanting to go to school, mostly for my knowledge.

My newest vehicle is 99 and I only own 1 vehicle doesn't have a carb. I just don't care for the newer vehicles. Since I have a year to kill, and need an excuse as why I am not working right out of school, and postpone some student loans until I can work with the Fire Department.

The GI Bill will pay the tuition, and a small monthly allowance for a house. I have enough in saving to supplement it and get by for the year, but not without the allowance and repaying student loans. I live in the country around Dallas, and while they have a UTI here, they can't take the GI Bill because they haven't been around long enough. I am looking for a 1 year program somewhere that will give me the best education of the government's and by default, yours and mine money.

I don't have a tool truck that stops by my house and it isn't very convenient for me to wait all day at a shop in hopes one will show up. I don't make a living with my tool set, but it has served me well. ZRX61 Well-known member. Another vote for not going to either Wyo or UTI. There are entire websites devoted to what a rip off shithole Wyotech is. SS Well-known member. Wyotech in ' It was ok, think around student class size if I recall. Curriculum seemed a bit dated to me but I've had a successful automotive career that I doubt I'd have if I hadn't attended.

At the time they said only 2 out of tech students would be in the field in 2 yrs. Doesn't seem like good odds, and definitely reflects on the auto business. Can't teach experience. And I actually want to learn the why aspect of everything. I am currently in the swapping parts phase and have been for the better part of a decade. This year when Obama took off the state specific cap for tuition and put on a general cap, he opened it up again for the tech schools. It is worlds better. The best part to me is that we do LIVE work.

Everything we repair and learn on is a live job so we are able to learn tricks of the trade and real repair theorys. At uti or wyotech, you're never going to have to remove a rusted to shit bolt out of a lower control arm, so when you get stuck with that in the real world, you wont know to just blast that SOB with a torch and crank it out. Doing all that canned work is gonna get you no where if you don't have the real world experience I am not near a Wyotech.