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Anonymous at Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:15:28 UTC No. 16592338
I wasted a bunch of time and money getting an IT degree. I was in an IT job for 6 months and hated it.
Now I want a real STEM degree, but I don't want more debt.
Is there a way to study/acquire a STEM degree without becoming 30k+ in debt?
For IT certs you can just study and then pay for exam attempts.
Anonymous at Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:24:04 UTC No. 16592347
sirs, do the needful.
Anonymous at Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:35:55 UTC No. 16592362
You study C and pivot to embedded systems and then you pivot more unit you end up in an EE role.
Anonymous at Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:38:17 UTC No. 16592369
>>16592362
Can I get respected accreditation for these things without racking up lots of debt?
Anonymous at Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:41:24 UTC No. 16593117
>>16592369
The best you can do is to get a job in that area and then hope that an employer will pay for your studies in that field. Certs are more of a thing for tradies and techies than for actual engineers.
If you want a cheap, but time-consuming option, look for degree programs from state universities in third-world countries. You'll be lucky to you find any "real STEM" degrees that are fully online other than Pure Math (unless you consider stuff like "Financial/Supply Chain Engineering" to be "real STEM").