[TriLUG] ECPI opinions?

[Roy Vestal]

I graduated from ECPI in 1991 and had a different experience. Now I grad 
  with a 2 yr in EET (Electronics Engineering Technologies) and I 
started out at $16K/yr in 1991. I spent less than $6K on the tuition. YMMV

All in all, it's a 2 year tech school with a different curriculum than 
Wake Tech. I'm not familiar with there stuff.

One thing that is a problem, at least for me, was even though they are 
accredited, the UNC system (esp NCSU) does not accept ANY of their 
curriculum as transfer. So if that is a possiblility for you, I'd stick 
with Wake Tech.

However, I did enjoy the school when I was there. Granted I was there 17 
years ago, so it might have changed, and from what Allen says, it sounds 
like it did.

HTH

Allen Freeman wrote:
> 
> Kevin Gamiel <kgamiel at renci.org> wrote: Carl Schaefer wrote:
>> I'd appreciate hearing any opinions of ECPI (a private technical college
>> with a campus in Raleigh), their training programs and/or the graduates,
>> especially compared with public community colleges like Wake Tech.
> 
> I can definitely speak to this. I graduated from ECPI in 2000 and unless they've completely overhauled the curriculum/staff/mission statement, you're basically spending ~10k to get job placement assistance and a somewhat dubious resume pip. Depending on your situation/goals this may not be a bad thing per-se, but expect to graduate into $11-$14 dead-end job offers (think tech support). 
> 
> Wake Tech's curriculum is substantially more in depth, so if you're going for knowledge, go with Wake Tech or NC State. If all you're after is a piece of paper and an interview, consider taking a handful of cert tests and then contact a recruiting agency (I suggest Hudson, and suggest against ACC Staffing, ymmv). Good luck in any case.