Hello, I would like a position as a technical computer support specialist or a help-desk technician. I am looking for an online program or a local college/university. I live in central Ohio. I have looked through many programs on this site either through IT or Business Departments. Many of the programs are geared for those who would like to manage network systems or program.
1) Could anyone recommend a program that is tailored to what I would like to do?
2) Would an associate’s degree suffice or do I need a bachelor’s degree?
[i]Thank you[/i] very much for any feedback!
Thank you so much, Vicky for your help. I will explore all your suggestions.
You are very welcome.
I believe the OhioLearns site will also assist you with career and educational counseling or match up so look at that site for local help. You will want to make sure whatever education you get now will translate to your ultimate career path and community college career centers often provide this type of career counseling for free or low cost to residents.
Vicky
[b]VAP19 wrote:[/b]
[quote]Thank you so much, Vicky for your help. I will explore all your suggestions.[/quote]
Hi VAP, Great question. Yes, there are many different majors and corresponding career paths in IT and computers. I am assuming you do not yet have any college so I’d advise you to look at either associate degrees or an online certificate that can be traded up for or applied to an associates degree online. In terms of major, “computer support” is often an entry level general position for a computer career and being in support could lead you into many specialties later … such as programming or network administration or cyber security, and so on. There are three online computer… Read more »