Re: University Degree or CISSP

[bgreene () ccllc org]

I am currently attending classes for my 2 yr CS degree, it has been suggested to me to go ahead and get some certs now. 
I am lucky enough to have moved to a position with my present employer in the IT department and am getting the all 
important hands on. Perhaps I will get my certs, perhaps not. One thing I am certain of is that I will not stop at a 2 
yr degree, that would be as bad as the fellow with an arm full of MSCE's thinking he is <insert higher power>'s gift to 
computers. I would trade 2 years hands on for one year schooling anyday. The issue with me currently not having any 
certs or degrees is that, even though I am confident in my skills, I have no way to prove to a future employer that I 
do know what I profess to know.<br><br>Get the degree, you can always go for the certs during the summer months when 
school is out.