mechanic school

Simioh · #1 08-22-2005, 01:04 AM

ive been thinking bout goin to a mekanik school. i know some of you have been to these schools or know people that have gone to them. if you guys could leave any feedback i would appreciate it. i am a full time student right now, how long would it take to finish them, could i stay in school and do that as a side thing as well? im in houston texas in case anyone knows a place neerby too. thanx

neatofrito1618 · #2 08-22-2005, 06:31 PM

i was thinkin about it to. do u have to have a deploma to go to mechanical school? and wat other car related jobs can anybody think of?

Simioh · #3 08-22-2005, 06:54 PM

they just called me tellin me theyll send the info by mail, luckily theres a campus like 25 minutes away from my house, the guy told me i can go take a tour and he'll explain everything to me.
they have like 5 branches u can go to after u finish the basic mekanik training. either go with ford, bmw, volkswagen, i think jaguar, and even a NASCAR thing. oh, also a collision repair branch.

neatofrito1618 · #4 08-22-2005, 07:16 PM

witch company u gonna go into?

Simioh · #5 08-22-2005, 08:53 PM

i dont know yet, i have to go first to see what interests me more. maybe ford, or bmw. dont even know if ill be goin there since i am currently in college.

351wStang · #6 08-22-2005, 10:23 PM

Thats UTI your talkin about. I went to NTI a branch of UTI here in WNC. I went to nascar tech because it was close to home. But I will tell you this much. It is a waiste of time, brain space, and $$$!! Cost me about $30k to attend and they tried to get another $1300 out of me when I was about 8 months in. I left that day and never went back. Still paying off the stupid loan. I wish I could sue them for false advertisement. They promised me this and told me that and none of it was true. Their recruiters where just lookin out for their own pockets and ripping everyone else off by doing so. They told me that in this I think it was a 16month program starting in basic training and then going on to take about 3 Ford specific classes that they offered on sight, then going to a couple nascar classes would land me a job making more than $50k a year starting out and I would be ASE certified the moment I graduated. While I was taking the heating and cooling (AC) class which I aced by the way and cant remember shit from it to this day, they wanted me to give them another $15 to take a test to be AllData certified...after they got $30k from me. Also they didnt have dorms, I had to rent an apartment for $745/mo that was crawling with bugs, hot water went in and out, and the neighbors always complained about me leaving in my loud truck at 5am every morning to be at school on time. I would strongly advise you to look into some other options. You will get nowhere by attending UTI. The cops around here also where strict on the students. Yes we where mostly young make drivers in semi fast/very loud vehicles. But the fast that we went to a "speed school" made it that much worse on us. The best place I can advise for you to go is Whyo tech. Other than that I would suggest looking into a local community college that offers automitive classes. Just do yourself a favor and stay away from UTI. If I had talked to someone who went to UTI before I gave them my $$ I never would have gone. When I first started I thought it was awsome, I was doing about the best in the class and got along great with most of the teachers, all that fun stuff lasted about 6 weeks.

neatofrito1618 · #7 08-22-2005, 10:37 PM

why couldent u get a job at nascar?

stang_racer20 · #8 08-22-2005, 11:52 PM

Whatever you do, don't go to UTI. A friend of mine, who I work with went there and regrets every bit of it. Waste of money. Local tech schools are the best way to go.

mitchdakid · #9 08-23-2005, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by stang_racer20

Whatever you do, don't go to UTI. A friend of mine, who I work with went there and regrets every bit of it. Waste of money. Local tech schools are the best way to go.

I have a buddy who went to UTI, weird he must of just had good luck there cause I have heard alot of horror stories, he is now working at BMW and making Buccu bucks. I guess it is just the luck of the draw.

351wStang · #10 08-23-2005, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by neatofrito1618

why couldent u get a job at nascar?

Well thats part of their big sales pitch. The whole we can get you a job on a pit crew or give use your money we will tell you we can get you a job with a race team. But...UTI pays nascar to use their name. UTI is in no way affiliated with nascar, they just use it for a sales pitch. Also these days with the polotics in racing you pretty much have to be in the family or know someone who has some pull to get a job doing almost anything for nascar. Aside from selling T-shirts that is.

wrxfreak123 · #11 08-23-2005, 11:23 AM

i will be attending uti in sept now im haveing second thoughts. is it really that bad? and on else had trouble. i will tell you this much i had to get an appartment with one of my friends and guess how much its gonna cost me. i have to pay 940 bucks before i can move in to them which will cover the first two months of rent. after theat its 400 from me plus i have to pay electracal, and cable. the school cost 21000 to get in and after i leave i cannot come back because its 10 hours away. my parents are not paying yet but im really glad that i saw this. so its just bull sh$$? im gonna look up wyo tech. is wyo tech a better alternative?

Simioh · #12 08-23-2005, 01:52 PM

damn..... well now that i know this, i know im still going to take the tour, but ill try and sniff the bullshits they try to throw at me HAHA! hey 351wstang, what is it that they promissed u that wasnt true?

stang_racer20 · #13 08-23-2005, 11:48 PM

The whole point, in my opinion, is thats its just not worth $20,000 tuition for the education that you get. Plus books, tools and apartment fees, your looking at 25-30K that you have to bay back right after school. I went to WCTC in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. It was a pretty well rated school state wide and I only payed like $4K tuition for a 3 semester course. I was happy with it.

neatofrito1618 · #14 08-24-2005, 02:37 PM

they came to my school last year and besicaly said the same thing about the nascar and all that bullshit and made us watch like 3 hours of viedos and they gave us all these packets and books and shit about UTI. the recruiter was a little asshole to. does anybody know if u can get in one of those small community colleges with a GED?

351wStang · #15 08-24-2005, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by neatofrito1618

does anybody know if u can get in one of those small community colleges with a GED?

Yes you can. You would also be better off there. Generally there is more 1 on 1 time with teachers so you get first hand experience.

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