I'm planning on attending Wyotech this fall but of course their is complications. Lets start with the fact I will soon be 23 years old, i'm divorced, my credit score is horrible due to my divorce, I have 2 kids I can't afford to pay child support on, I was fired at the end of last year (I have posted why before) and I have been surviving off of pure animal instincts. I filled out my 'fafsa' application which tells me I am in need of $0 help in paying for school which cost $26,000 for a little over a year. Every place i look for GOV grants tells me to pay money and they will send me a list of grants that might or might not even help me. i would like to attend for diesel technology with an extra course of applied service management, in other words I would like to soon be shop manager at my local cummins dealer or something close to this. MY QUESTION: Does anyone have helpful info how to get into and pay for college.
Thanks Patrick

 

Question? Do you have any background in Mechanics? If you do Wyotech is not your school. I went there in 2003, Laramie Campus. If you want to get the paper saying you have knowledge of mechanics, go to a community college. cheaper, more personal. I will not recommend this school to anyone. Sorry all. I worked for ten years with my dad and new a lot about working on trucks and engines. went to school and was getting teached oil changes and pm stuff, then you get a guy that says four weeks into it "were are the spark plugs" WTF!!! they have to go back and teach all the 50 students what one kid doesn't know. Hated it. They had two instructors for 100 students. not very good one on one. I would look into a community college for the education, cheaper and easier to get into. Just my .02 Not only that but if you plan on going to the Laramie campus. Plan on getting a grant to pay for not being able to work. they have three colleges and a very small town. No work anywhere. Not worth the 26k i put into it.

 

thats about the same as what nadc was, but since your in nashville already, that would save you some money if you went there instead of wyotech where you would have to move somewhere to attend. jmo need to think what would be cheapest.

 

well i've heard different things i've got 3 friends that went to the PA location and they said it was pretty good school. and as far as nadc you cant get a job around here as a nadc graduate. everyone knowes what they rep
n= nashville
a= adult
d= day
c= care and a bunch of others.
in my situation i should be able to get a full scholarship, but instead it fafsa i need NO help. i appreciate the help on the school. but i need help on finacial aid,,,, such as best place to find, how to get. thanks

 

If Wyotech is anything like UTI, then they have people whose jobs are to get you as much financial aid as possible.

If you already have a job in the mechanical field and have been there for over a year, then it's not worth it to go to the "core" program in a tech school. If you're a mechanic and want to be a manager, than it'd be better to take generic management courses at a community college.

 

if you call and talk to the school financial aid women...i cant remember her name but she will be able to help you out with your money for school

 

I agree with the other members. WyoTech is not the answer. Going to a community College is. I went to Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa Oklahoma, They had me fill out the paperwork for my G.I. bill, FAFSA, and a slew of grants. I was able to receive my G.I Bill and it was around $25,000. They burnt through that in less then 5 months. I was unable to go any further. Since I was unable to get any FAFSA Help or any grants. I needed to enroll in the guaranteed student loan program. I was told all I needed was $5,000. I too had no job was living in a shared apartment, rent was cheap then. In less then 3 weeks I was told I needed to fill out another loan, I said forget it! I went to work in the steel industry. I am now 36 and am going to be on my last semester for my Associates in Science Degree in Diesel Technology in Shasta College. I should have done this along time ago. Tech schools only care about money, they do not care if you graduate! If you do, they will have a job for you. Down side; you will be in your eyeballs in debt and none of the credits earned in most tech school are transferable. Community colleges give you a fighting chance. Your still young, if you still can't get any aid for college you could join the military?

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I might add we had a UTI graduate come to our program. When He recieved his A/S in diesel technology, he said he should have done the college rout. He is now doing quite well in the Restoration and modification business. He now can tune vehicles PCMs, that would never had one in the first place.

 

I was all set to got to wyotech. Signed the dotted and payed my $100 enrollment fee or whatever it was. They give you a few days afterward to change your mind and refund your money. I changed my mind. I was planning on doing the light diesel, auto, and shop management(or whatever it was) so that in the future I could open my own shop. It was going to cost me $42,500 to go through those 3 programs.

I went to high school with a kid that actually went to wyotech for heavy duty diesel. He came back and him and his brother, who have done numerous Ford Cummins conversions before graduating high school, couldn't figure out how to wire a 7.3 IDI into a 70s Ford. Everyone I talked to about the school, said its a waste of time and a waste of money. I later found out, after working on a dodge, that I didn't want to be a mechanic anymore. I'd highly recommend checking community colleges near you.

 

Has no one noticed this thread is over a year old? And the OP hasn't been on since February?

 

UNOH (University of Northwestern Ohio)in Lima Ohio is about the best Diesel School in the country. I am taking the 2yr associates degree. I am learning a lot.