Beginning my engineering path
Beginning my engineering path
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First things first my end goal is to become an Electrical/Electronics Engineer.
I've been out of school for a while now(2012), and I need to go to a community college first. Would getting an A.A.S in Electrical engineering technology be a good major to choose before going to a university? It will teach me the math and physics I need so I can be prepared for calculus.
Or would it be wiser to just get an associate of science degree and hopefully some of the humanities/English credits will transfer and just take as many math and science courses I can.
I am self teaching from a pretty nice electrical theory/application book I picked up and am just stressing over these decisions. Class at the CC starts 1/11/16, and am already signed up for the EET course. I can always switch majors, I just would appreciate some feedback. Thanks
I've been out of school for a while now(2012), and I need to go to a community college first. Would getting an A.A.S in Electrical engineering technology be a good major to choose before going to a university? It will teach me the math and physics I need so I can be prepared for calculus.
Or would it be wiser to just get an associate of science degree and hopefully some of the humanities/English credits will transfer and just take as many math and science courses I can.
I am self teaching from a pretty nice electrical theory/application book I picked up and am just stressing over these decisions. Class at the CC starts 1/11/16, and am already signed up for the EET course. I can always switch majors, I just would appreciate some feedback. Thanks





RE: Beginning my engineering path
RE: Beginning my engineering path
" It will teach me the math and physics I need so I can be prepared for calculus. "
This is a puzzling statement. Generally, you need calculus to do physics, not the other way around. There are physics classes that are purely algebra-based, but they don't lend anything to calculus. My son is currently taking AP Physics 1 (algebra-based) and AP Calculus BC. Trigonometry and Algebra 2 are essentials for calculus, and you need to have mastered those to do calculus well.
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RE: Beginning my engineering path
You will most likely be required to take a calculus based physics series of classes so don't waste your time and money on any other type of physics classes. Most CCs offer both types of physics classes and if the person you are talking with at the CC doesn't know the difference - find someone else to talk with.
I agree with xnuke's statement above. Most technology or even Associate degree programs are not fully (and maybe even zero) transferable. I wasted almost a year and a half of CC classes before I figured that out. Please don't make the same mistake I did.
Best of luck!! It's a lot of work but I love my engineering career.
RE: Beginning my engineering path
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Also, many states (CO is one) are writing legislation requiring Universities to accept certain classes from state CCs. May be worth checking into as well.
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RE: Beginning my engineering path
Everything you mentioned is available at every tech school in my area and transfers directly to all state universities.
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RE: Beginning my engineering path
"Formal education is a weapon, whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed." ~ Joseph Stalin