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I am not a fan of for-profit schools; but I don't think it is entirely fair to bash ITT. If you are looking to become a web designer or professional drafter/designer or even an electronics technician -- and you need a degree...then ITT is fine. Traditional 4-year colleges and universities do not "usually" offer these programs. However, if you find a public school or community college that does offer these programs, I would suggest going to the latter.
However, I feel that going to ITT to be a business or accounting major is pretty foolish. You cannot get accepted into any reputable graduate programs with an undergraduate degree from this school and employers will also be less than impressed.
A good friend of mine hires for a large tech firm in this area - and he's says ITT folks won't even make it to the interview. IMO - your money would be much better spent elsewhere, ie university.
I am a student working on my degree in Computer Networking. I have been here for three quarters. The teachers are very knowledgeable and the equiptment is modern. I know many perople who have graduated from this school and have excellent well paying jobs. ITT even places you in a job. Yea it is a little pricey only because they are a private school and receive no government funding.
Rather than the for-profit status, the bigger issue for me is the accreditation status and admissions selectivity. That goes for "real" colleges as well. By the way, if you're looking into bachelor's programs, you could look for online programs. Many accredited universities offer them, and for much less than the cost of ITT tech.
Hi, I am currently a student at ITT going into the 5th quarter of my AD in Visual Communications. The price is a bit high but if they can get you a high paying job it's worth it. The school over all isn't a total let down, for the most part the books are up to date and useful.
The school has open labs Mon-Sat, all of which have 3ds Max, Maya, Microsoft tools and internet connection. They also have Multimedia drives with AI, AP, AIn and more. The labs computers have some problems though with long load times that can be irritating.
Instructors are normally from the field they teach. That's how it has been for me from my programing classes when I was in Multimedia to the 3d Animation class I am taking now. My academic classes have all been taught by helpful instructors that want their classes to learn.
I came looking to see if people have had luck after school finding jobs. Not happy with the results I found on here I will look more into it. When I joined the school I was told they had a good track record with getting their students jobs. I have also heard this from a personal friend recently graduated from ITT with an Associates in Networking.
Getting a job will be up to you. Good students who present themselves well and show the initiative to gain experience in the career field will find work. I think the people who are succesful at ITT tech would be succesful anywhere. The IT world is turning into a compettative dog fight, itt techs job placement wont be finding the morons that float the place through federal grants jobs.
Comparing itt tech to Accredited state instututions or community colleges is off base. At the bottom of my property tax statement is a line appropriating my tax dollars towards a community college that I support through the voting process. I also vote for the trustees and other administrators so as a citizen have a say in who and how the college is run.
My husband got suckered into the school, he graduated, we owe $30,000 and he can't use it. He is in a totally different field because nobody will hire. Save your money you can get the same education at a community college and then transfer to a 4 year. Good luck!!
$30,000 was the TOTAL (books, living cost, etc) I spent for 6 years worth of education to get BS in Civil Engineering.
3 years in community college and 3 years in Cal Poly, a state university.
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ITT Tech is Excellent
