| You may have thought of attending an auto mechanic | | | | More manageable expense |
| school, but are uncertain as to whether it is really the | | | | Because an auto mechanic school generally features |
| right choice for you. There are many advantages to | | | | shorter programs than a traditional four-year college, |
| getting your degree from a school that specializes in | | | | you are likely to see a reduction in your out-of-pocket |
| vocational programs, such as automotive programs. | | | | expenses. In addition to tuition, four-year colleges carry |
| Read on to see a list of why an auto mechanic school | | | | with them other costs, such as textbooks, on-campus |
| may be the best choice for you. | | | | living costs, and many other various expenses. Most |
| Shorter degree program | | | | automotive schools include everything in the price, |
| An auto mechanic school will have a shorter, more | | | | simplifying your financial planning and reducing the |
| streamlined degree program. Because it often takes | | | | expenses you must plan for while you are a student. |
| two years or less to get your automotive associate's | | | | Greater availability of internships |
| degree, you will be in school for less time than if you | | | | Internships are one of the best ways to break into a |
| attend a traditional four-year college. | | | | field. With an internship, you get valuable on the job |
| No core classes or general education requirements | | | | training and experience before you graduate, putting |
| Everybody hates taking classes they don't want to | | | | you head and shoulders above your classmates on |
| take, but taking classes they don't need seems | | | | graduation day. Most automotive schools have greater |
| downright pointless. Although four-year colleges | | | | availability of internships, because they maintain ongoing |
| abound with core classes and general education | | | | working relationships with local automotive shops, |
| requirements, usually English, math, and a foreign | | | | garages, and dealerships. |
| language, regardless of what you major actually is. An | | | | More immediate entry into your career |
| auto mechanic school will only require you to take | | | | Because automotive schools offer shorter programs, |
| classes that directly relate to your automotive degree. | | | | you can complete your education and launch your |
| Knowledgeable, experienced teachers | | | | career more quickly. In a traditional college, you are tied |
| Most automotive schools hire only teachers who have | | | | up in classes for four or five years, and that is if you |
| an automotive degree and/or real experience in the | | | | can afford to go to school full time. An education from |
| field. In a traditional four-year college, you typically get | | | | an auto mechanic school will let you get in, get out, and |
| teachers who majored in teaching, not in the subject | | | | start getting paid in your chosen career. |
| they are teaching. Attending an auto mechanic school | | | | As valuable as an education from a traditional |
| ensures that you will be taught by teachers who really | | | | four-year college may be, vocational schools such as |
| know the business. | | | | those specializing in automotive programs recognize |
| The freedom to do what you're best at | | | | that every career is different in its requirements, just |
| Not every student performs well in a bookish | | | | as every student is different in their needs and abilities. |
| environment. There is nothing wrong with being better | | | | Not every student is cut out for a four-year degree. |
| with your hands than you are at reading, writing, and | | | | Likewise, not every career requires a lengthy degree, |
| arithmetic. Attending an automotive school enables you | | | | and the programs at an auto mechanic school are |
| to follow your true talents, rather than trying to mold | | | | designed to recognize these differences and meet the |
| yourself into someone else's view of an educated | | | | unique needs of the field. |
| adult. | | | | |