Looking for a nice college

[travis41182]

I'm currently a diesel mechanic in the marine corps, with every school the marine corps has offered under my belt that pertains to the job. In the next 4-5 months im getting out and looking for a good college to go to… I would like to stay on the performance side of the job i. e. making custom parts for pulling/performance trucks or tractors. I thought this would be a great place for some insight… I would also like to have a degree thats why I haven't looked into technical school as an option.


Travis



Heres a pic of my truck to if your interested lol...

 

[HBarlow]

Travis,

Welcome to TDR and thank you for your service to our country.

My advice to selecting a college is to first decide where you want to live. Consider the education benefits to returning veterans offered by your home state before applying to a college. If your home state is not veteran friendly consider a new home state where state VA education benefits or tuition waivers are offered as well as cost of living, affordability of housing, weather, economy, job availability, etc.

I don't know how what we called the GI Bill works now but the old GI Bill of my time was set to expire sometime in 1988 or 1989 and I retired from the Navy in 1987.

I retired in San Diego and wife and I lived there for a year but my Texas roots and my desire to earn a degree kept calling me so we moved back to Texas. Texas has long been good to veterans who are Texas residents. I was eligible for education benefits under the old federal GI Bill but I knew at the time the GI Bill would expire something like a year and a half after I enrolled. Texas had and probably still has good state benefits for TX residents. At the time I was in college, TX would waive tuition in state funded colleges and universities when the veterans federal VA benefits ran out to help the veteran complete his education.

Investigate the state benefits and consider cost of living in your own home state. If your home of record is not veteran friendly consider cost of living and requirements to become a state resident in another state - Texas for example.

 

[Flying_gage]

Travis welcome aboard! Harvey has a vast wealth of knowledge and I can't find any fault with the advice he is offering.

With your interests as they are, I would recommend getting a degree in engineering. In attaining a degree such as that you will have a huge advantage. You will understand the theory and apply practical things you have learned along the way. In addition, you will never be education limited in what you are trying to attain. Believe it or not that can come back to haunt you as you age.

Sounds like you are on the right track. Thanks for your service and be safe!