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Expert: - 12/10/2008


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I am currently in my last year in school.I want to become an IT trainer, but i'm not sure what college would help me along that road to becoming one.I need help on deciding which college to choose, i hope you can advise me on what college best suits me.
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Andre Small

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Andre,

Unfortunately, there is no way for me to be able to decide which college might be best for you. There are many factors to consider including what your grades are, in courses you earned those grades, your test scores on the SAT or ACT, how competitive your high school is, what factors you are looking for in a college such as big, little, urban, rural... you get the idea.

I would suggest that to focus your search you start by looking at the webpage I have on my site that discusses some of the factors to consider in finding a college. http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/resources/info-to-know/

Next, after you have some idea of what you are looking for, go to the College Navigator website. http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/

There you can put in the information about your grades, test scores and what you are looking for in a college, including a major, to find colleges that match.

I don't know for sure but I would guess that most IT trainers did not go to college specifically to become a trainer. I think these are people that have a broad range of knowledge in IT that work up to being a trainer for a particular topic. Your best bet is to probably focus on computer science type programs since that is the typical background of most high end IT people.

I hope that helps you get started.

Good luck.

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