Wyotech
 

thinking about going for the auto/diesel program they have, i have heard good and bad stories, so i figured i would ask on here.

Heard all Wyotech programs are BS, but thats not first hand. A guy I went to HS with went to Wyo for auto body, got job placement at ABRA, in So Cal. He was getting 8 dollars an hour for all his training. Good luck to you if you go and if you make it work for you. :c:

it is VERY expensive (like 30k for 9 months). 9 months is also not near enough time to learn everything. A two year degree from a good Technical college will give you more more job options and cost less.

I know two people that went to WyoTech and niether of them are doing what they went there for and are still paying their education loans back.

Just my opinion

I went and wish I didnt, My brother in law went with me and hes not happy with it and another guy from my town started the same time we did and guit 1 month in. I read all the bad stuff people said about the school online before I went and figured it was just people talking crap because they couldnt make it through and failed or dropped out, but I finished and I would not recommend anyone to that school. But this is my opinion im sure not everyones will be the same

i will say this i had the chance to go to tech and passed on it.... one of the best things i did ... went to the local comunity college here in cheyenne for diesel and have (surpassed/outlasted) 5 wyotech grads at my job .. freightliner dealership

i think the classes are too big and not enough indivdual traning is there... but thats not to say soem awesome students have come from there by any means

i taught my teacher how to teach the damn class i was in at UTI lmao

I graduated from Wyoming Tech in 1996.

Just like anything else, you are going to get out of it what you put into it.

Quite a few people I know have been very successful.

Quite a few people I know have gone on to become epic fail asshats, too.


A person has to be honest with themselves going into a fast paced expensive program. When I was there, there was a huge gap between those who 'got it' and those who didn't, and the instructors will take the time to get everyone up to speed, but it takes initiative to ask questions, learn, study, and not spend every waking minute outside of class getting drunk at some kegger out Snowy Range...

I'll put my mechanical ability up against anybody....did that come from WyoTech? No, it came from my internal work ethic, my brain, and instruction from mentors growing up; WyoTech's fast paced, 8 hour a day, sink or swim environment helped me get the most out of myself, but it surely was not the sole reason I'm successful.

Their instructors, back then at least, were very good, but there was just one campus back in the day so my opinions are probably old news, out of date, and generally worthless these days, but I really think too many kids these days have unrealistic expectations. They want instant gratification. Stick your brain in a tech school, set the timer for 6 months, it goes 'DING' and you're the next Enzo Ferrari. Hardly going to happen that way....

I put everything I had into that school and passed every phase in the top 5 of the class, I did not party or drink, when I was out of class I had my head in the books, I have 3 kids and a wife so it was to much money for me to spend without getting everything I could out of the place, I just feel like it wasnt worth the money at all

Well i'm about to graduate from the john deere ag tech school at garden city, ks. If i was you i'd recommend something in this route. just go to a good john deere dealership, you don't want to work for somebody without a good service department. i went to western equipment out of amarillo and asked if they had an internship available and they said yes. ours is a 22 month program which is alot of class but we have a couple 2 or 3 month internships. some of they dealerships also pay for all tools and tuition and everything. mine only paid for tools and gives me bonuses each year after. plus you have a guaranteed job when you graduate. i've learned alot from the john deere ag tech program. planning on going back to work at my dealership very soon. but most of what you'll learn is by breaking your pickup. or maybe that's just me :jump:

What superstroker10 said :tu:

My buds dad teaches diesel classes at the local tech college and it is way better and beyond what your going to learn in less than a year there. He doesn't speak to highly abt that program... Also I had a bud go to wyotech for motorcycles in the HD program and he loved every min of it but they said they just bent him over and took his money. He came in with good knowledge of the subject and they did expand on it but not to the degree he thought they would and the "guaranteed job placement" after grad was a joke he said. All they could find him was being a detailer at a HD dealership for 745 and hr. He said he'd never go if he knew how it really was.

So where's a good (but not ubber expensive) shop in Cheyenne to take a 97 F250 PSD to for some work???:tu:

thanks fopr the input guys, i was just looking at it as one of my options for when i get out of the military

Wyotech and the chain of schools owned by the same company do a great job of advertising, that's the good side of them. You can learn something from them but not nearly enough to justify the cost by any means and if you talk to shop supervisors most will tell you that they will not hire on the basis of being a graduate of those schools. They've been there, done that before. By the way, I actually did this when my kid was lookin at the same thing.

Things to remember on these Tech Schools.

* You may get a degree from them but make no mistake, it's nothing more then a piece of paper. Take your associate degree from them and try to continue your education at any other school and you will find that you don;t really have a degree because they are not an accredited school. Although they will not lie to you about this fact, they also work hard to not tell you about it either.

* They promise job placement assistance. Don't count on it. Ask around and you will find out that it's had very limited success.

* at some point in your life you are gonna want to do more then turn wrenches, bodies get old and sore. This is why accredited schools force you to take other classes to prepare you to also learn the business and personnel end of shop life.

Some good people have graduated from these schools, no doubt about that, but most of those people went in already knowing how to do whatever they went in for so it wasn't the school that made them good.

WyoTech, among 800 or so other schools in the United States, is nationally accredited.

The issue arises when a person attempts to transfer credits from a nationally accredited school to a regionally accredited school.

Most academic universities are regionally accredited---the main thing is this; regionally accredited schools feel students from a nationally accredited school are lacking in academic ability and do not feel those with nationally accredited transcripts are smart enough to enter their hallowed halls.

It can be spun thousands of ways, but that is the real issue. It is also very much a financial issue--why allow someone free credit when you can get them to pay again?

Have a look see here. Ripoff Report Search Results: wyotech

im going to go with this idea, its like everything else in life you get out what you put in, im just looking at it to learn a bit more than i do now, and for the experience, i mean i have the opportunity to go so why not give it a chance, whats the worse that can happen? Ive read some of the rules for the campus and some people think they are bs, but really they wouldnt be rules if someone before you screwed it up for everyone else. Ive also checked and they are nationaly accredited. I know im not going to be top dog when i get out but thats life im fine with bustin my ass to get where i want to be in life, hell i would rather work full time and got to school just to get ahead than sit there and say "man i wish i could be doing that", but thats just my opinion

i'd still go with something like an ag program because heavy machinary will always be there and mechanics will always be needed. if you intern for one of them they guarantee you a job. i'll be making 18 and hr starting out end of may. i'm just glad i don't have to search for a job

:td::nope::td: im just sayin

dont go, i graduated in 08. all your paying for is the name. in some ways im glad i went and in others im not. i did learn alot of stuff and met alot of good friends but i did not learn what i paid for. for the most part the instructors are very helpful and some will go out of there way to help you. but the school as a whole treats you like you are 5 years old and cant think for yourself. i am now stuck with HUGE school loans which i can not find a job in this field. do yourself a favor and save 40 grand. go find a shop that will teach you everything you need to know. you will have way more hand on training and wont have the loans to pay back.

Curious how they treat you like a 5 year old? It has been a awhile since I was there but don't remember them being that bad at all.

Clarify? Thanks!

Also, what field are you job hunting in?

Yes, because every anonymous rant on the internet is so full of factual information...

I still stand by my belief that if an individual wants the career, the school can be a benefit. I never said it was the magic bean, but too many children--yep I said children--think that because they log on to a site like Diesel Bombers and can put a cam in their 12 valve or weld on some broken down wore out corn head that they all of a sudden have what it takes to be a heavy duty diesel mechanic, so they enroll in a school and expect to be the next big thing.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the WyoTech program is fast paced and you'd better have a very good working knowledge going in there............a person can blame the school for deceptive advertisement, but just like any advertisement, if the consumer won't stop to think for themselves what do they expect to happen?

they have way to many rules, yes i understand rules are needed but they take them way to far. i imagine they have added a bunch since you have been there.

i went for diesel and ASM so i have been looking for job as a diesel tech but there is nothing around here. every where i go they all want more expiriance.

Not going to bust your balls, but first things first. Learn to spell. Granted you're not looking for a job as an English tutor, but when you don't spell simple words like EXPERIENCE correctly, even with an automatic spell checking program this site uses, it makes me wonder what your resume, cover letter, etc looks like....also, it's 'too' not 'to'...it might sound like a nit pick but when a warranty administrator is trying to type your job story into a computer, or decipher your own typed job story, to submit to the OEM for warranty reimbursement, it makes it much easier on you if he/she can read it...you may find more warranty pay for each job as a result of using correct spelling and grammar. (job hunt tip #493)

Secondly, here are the rules as I remember them...

1. Hair above collar length, above eyebrows, no sideburns.
2. Collared shirt required at all times; tucked in at all times while on campus. ASM students required to wear white button up shirt and tie at all times while on campus; jean allowed in ASM.
3. No mustache hair below corners of mouth; no other facial hair permitted. Shave checks performed at random by instructors, usually with notice...
4. Roll call taken at beginning of day, after each break, after lunch, and right before going home.
5. No alcohol or drug paraphernalia on person, or on any school property--this includes the parking lot in your vehicle. Random room searches conducted by housing and or RA in all school owned apartments and dormitories.
6. Foul language prohibited on campus--instructors regulate this one to a point.
7. Leather type work boots/shoes required at all times while on campus.
8. Eye and hearing protection required at all times while in shops.

Any violation of the above can result in deduction of professionalism points, which can account for up to 20% of a student's grade. Amount of point deduction correlates to severity of violation.

Have they gotten more strict since I was there? Again, seriously, not trying to bust your balls here, just asking questions. Cheers!

The military will not cover the whole cost for WyoTech. It is considered a private school and they will only cover up to $7000 per semester if i remember right. so it adds up to around $14000 that they will cover for 9 months which isnt even half of the cost. Go to a good college for 2 years and take advantage of the Post 911 bill. You will come out debt free and with a way better education. :tu: just my opinion