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.

 

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

 

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