u/fernandope14

Has anyone done this BS essentially from scratch? In the sense that they had previous knowledge but didn’t have a job in IT not even a help desk job. Did it help you break into the field or are you still trying to figure it out since the job market is abysmal.

I’m just asking because I have a Network +, Security +, CySA +. But i haven’t been lucky enough to get a job not even a help desk 1 position at a MSP. So im thinking about doing WGU to either get my degree and get a couple more certs under my belt while doing school and getting a BS degree. Or just going the traditional route of going to a University. But at the University i’ll be studying comp sci. But i ultimately am 100% sure I want to be in IT. My progression wants to look like this. IT Help Desk > System Admin > Network Engineer > SOC Analyst > Cybersecurity

I want to be able to outweigh my pros and my cons before actually committing and I need some help from people that actually have done the program and or are currently in the thick of it.

Has anyone done this BS essentially from scratch? In the sense that they had previous knowledge but didn’t have a job in IT not even a help desk job. Did it help you break into the field or are you still trying to figure it out since the job market is abysmal.

I’m just asking because I have a Network +, Security +, CySA +. But i haven’t been lucky enough to get a job not even a help desk 1 position at a MSP. So im thinking about doing WGU to either get my degree and get a couple more certs under my belt while doing school and getting a BS degree. Or just going the traditional route of going to a University. But at the University i’ll be studying comp sci. But i ultimately am 100% sure I want to be in IT. My progression wants to look like this. IT Help Desk > System Admin > Network Engineer > SOC Analyst > Cybersecurity

I want to be able to outweigh my pros and my cons before actually committing and I need some help from people that actually have done the program and or are currently in the thick of it.

Has anyone done this BS essentially from scratch? In the sense that they had previous knowledge but didn’t have a job in IT not even a help desk job. Did it help you break into the field or are you still trying to figure it out since the job market is abysmal.

I’m just asking because I have a Network +, Security +, CySA +. But i haven’t been lucky enough to get a job not even a help desk 1 position at a MSP. So im thinking about doing WGU to either get my degree and get a couple more certs under my belt while doing school and getting a BS degree. Or just going the traditional route of going to a University. But at the University i’ll be studying comp sci. But i ultimately am 100% sure I want to be in IT. My progression wants to look like this. IT Help Desk > System Admin > Network Engineer > SOC Analyst > Cybersecurity

I want to be able to outweigh my pros and my cons before actually committing and I need some help from people that actually have done the program and or are currently in the thick of it.

Has anyone done this BS essentially from scratch? In the sense that they had previous knowledge but didn’t have a job in IT not even a help desk job. Did it help you break into the field or are you still trying to figure it out since the job market is abysmal.

I’m just asking because I have a Network +, Security +, CySA +. But i haven’t been lucky enough to get a job not even a help desk 1 position at a MSP. So im thinking about doing WGU to either get my degree and get a couple more certs under my belt while doing school and getting a BS degree. Or just going the traditional route of going to a University. But at the University i’ll be studying comp sci. But i ultimately am 100% sure I want to be in IT. My progression wants to look like this. IT Help Desk > System Admin > Network Engineer > SOC Analyst > Cybersecurity

I want to be able to outweigh my pros and my cons before actually committing and I need some help from people that actually have done the program and or are currently in the thick of it.

Has anyone done this BS essentially from scratch? In the sense that they had previous knowledge but didn’t have a job in IT not even a help desk job. Did it help you break into the field or are you still trying to figure it out since the job market is abysmal.

I’m just asking because I have a Network +, Security +, CySA +. But i haven’t been lucky enough to get a job not even a help desk 1 position at a MSP. So im thinking about doing WGU to either get my degree and get a couple more certs under my belt while doing school and getting a BS degree. Or just going the traditional route of going to a University. But at the University i’ll be studying comp sci. But i ultimately am 100% sure I want to be in IT. My progression wants to look like this. IT Help Desk > System Admin > Network Engineer > SOC Analyst > Cybersecurity

I want to be able to outweigh my pros and my cons before actually committing and I need some help from people that actually have done the program and or are currently in the thick of it.

Hello guys! I am currently looking to kind of see the pros and cons between both. I am currently studying Comp Sci at a community college. I have about a year left before I transfer out to a different university. I’m looking hopefully to get into Cal Poly Pomona. I know they have a great reputation and I am all for it. Only thing is i wouldn’t be getting my B.S until 2030 which at that time i will be 30 years old. So based off that which one would you recommend and is WGU not seen as a viable alternative even thought I will get my degree faster. Also I don’t have a current job in IT

Also since I know that WGU has an ABET accreditation is it worth pursuing Comp Sci? Or should I switch to the Cybersecurity and Networking even thought a lot of people talk about having a Cyber security degree is obsolete in this job market? My end goal also is wanting to work in dev ops.

I’m also just asking because a lot of these job descriptions ask for a B.S in Comp Sci or IT. And kinda just filling out the box since it’s been rough for me to land a job even with Network +, Security +, CySA+ and 5 really great projects and a home lab setup as well.

So if you guys can help me with this it would be greatly appreciated.

Hello guys! I am currently looking to kind of see the pros and cons between both. I am currently studying Comp Sci at a community college. I have about a year left before I transfer out to a different university. I’m looking hopefully to get into Cal Poly Pomona. I know they have a great reputation and I am all for it. Only thing is i wouldn’t be getting my B.S until 2030 which at that time i will be 30 years old. So based off that which one would you recommend and is WGU not seen as a viable alternative even thought I will get my degree faster.

I’m also just asking because a lot of these job descriptions ask for a B.S in Comp Sci or IT. And kinda just filling out the box since it’s been rough for me to land a job even with Network +, Security +, CySA+ and 5 really great projects and a home lab setup as well.

So if you guys can help me with this it would be greatly appreciated.

Hey guys! Long time lurker on this page! But i have a quick question regarding what is best for my situation. Coming from people in the industry. I know you guys aren’t able to tell or predict the future, but i’m more so looking for guidance. I am currently working at a cafe, I am the go to guy when something goes wrong essentially. When the POS systems go down i’m there to restart, reconnect to network same goes for the actual internet itself. As well as rdp some of our laptops. But i don’t necessarily have the title for it. So i’m unofficially the tech guy at said location. But im trying to look for jobs in the IT field and unfortunately of how intense the job market is i’m not getting as many interviews. Recently made it to the last round for a pretty big Gaming org, but unfortunately got rejected after the last interview and same for a couple of actual IT jobs. I haven’t been able to get any msp jobs regardless if i’m cold emailing and following up with the company and or calling for an update, same goes for help desk jobs.

I currently am in school to study Computer Science just finished my first year at a community college. Hopefully transferring out to a 4 year soon! My transition path that i would think is ideal and why i’m going to college is start at the very bottom in Help Desk > Network Engineer > DevOps > Cybersecurity (maybe). But i truly enjoy the work and the struggle of learning how to code and diagnosing problems in IT. I have my Security+, Network +, CySA+. Because there once was a time I thought i could get in the industry with that only. But I took my A+ and only got the version 1101 done and never got 1102 done because life happened. As well as currently trying to study for CCNA I am about 50% of the way done with it.

But as far as projects I have a github with a decent amount of projects i want to say 4-5. It includes a IT ticketing system I did on my home lab vm while using osTicket.
Active Directory integrating Powershell Lab obviously and used Entra ID as well. Created and managed user accounts, security groups, organizational units, and password policies as well as common help desk tasks.
I have a Wazuh SIEM Lab that i used to motor and investigate security alerts and Windows event logs and created detection rules as well.
Along with some red team projects on my github as well.

All in all, I just am in a difficult situation because I want to leave my current job and get into a more focused help desk role where i’m working on diagnosing problems and truly in the field to upscale from there. But I don’t know what to do, study for A+ V15 and get both 1201 and 1202, or just focus on the CCNA and keep applying for jobs? If anyone out there can help point me in the right direction or give me some advice it would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you so much for your time and for reading this! I know it’s a lot but i truly appreciate it!

Hey guys! Long time lurker on this page! But i have a quick question regarding what is best for my situation. Coming from people in the industry. I know you guys aren’t able to tell or predict the future, but i’m more so looking for guidance. I am currently working at a cafe, I am the go to guy when something goes wrong essentially. When the POS systems go down i’m there to restart, reconnect to network same goes for the actual internet itself. As well as rdp some of our laptops. But i don’t necessarily have the title for it. So i’m unofficially the tech guy at said location. But im trying to look for jobs in the IT field and unfortunately of how intense the job market is i’m not getting as many interviews. Recently made it to the last round for a pretty big Gaming org, but unfortunately got rejected after the last interview and same for a couple of actual IT jobs. I haven’t been able to get any msp jobs regardless if i’m cold emailing and following up with the company and or calling for an update, same goes for help desk jobs.

I currently am in school to study Computer Science just finished my first year at a community college. Hopefully transferring out to a 4 year soon! And I am currently 26 years old. My transition path that i would think is ideal and why i’m going to college is start at the very bottom in Help Desk > Network Engineer > DevOps > Cybersecurity (maybe). But i truly enjoy the work and the struggle of learning how to code and diagnosing problems in IT. I have my Security+, Network +, CySA+. Because there once was a time I thought i could get in the industry with that only. But I took my A+ and only got the version 1101 done and never got 1102 done because life happened. As well as currently trying to study for CCNA I am about 50% of the way done with it.

But as far as projects I have a github with a decent amount of projects i want to say 4-5. It includes a IT ticketing system I did on my home lab vm while using osTicket.
Active Directory integrating Powershell Lab obviously and used Entra ID as well. Created and managed user accounts, security groups, organizational units, and password policies as well as common help desk tasks.
I have a Wazuh SIEM Lab that i used to motor and investigate security alerts and Windows event logs and created detection rules as well.
Along with some red team projects on my github as well.

All in all, I just am in a difficult situation because I want to leave my current job and get into a more focused help desk role where i’m working on diagnosing problems and truly in the field to upscale from there. But I don’t know what to do, study for A+ V15 and get both 1201 and 1202, or just focus on the CCNA and keep applying for jobs? If anyone out there can help point me in the right direction or give me some advice it would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you so much for your time and for reading this! I know it’s a lot but i truly appreciate it!