> I'm having more doubts as to whether I really want Engineering over, say, a computer repair technician or something similar. It doesn't take much skill to re

> I'm having more doubts as to whether I really want Engineering over, say, a computer repair technician or something similar. It doesn't take much skill to repair a computer so technicians have relatively low pay, no career growth prospects, and poor job security. If you'd rather work with your hands, be an auto mechanic, plumber, or something else. > - I've read Mueller's Upgrading and Repairing PCs 22nd Edition, Meyer's CompTIA A+ Certification book, and a CompTIA Security+ book from 2011 very thoroughly. (Thus why I am quite confident with a little effort I could get those certifications.) With a little effort, pretty much anybody with a pulse could get those certifications. That's why many employers give little, if any, weight to them. > All I care about is having enough money to raise a large family and live somewhat comfortably. Uh, yeah, maybe you should look into the pay ranges for your potential job choices, particularly the ones that CompTIA aims at certifying for. Focus on the mid-to-low end since that's what most jobs pay. > - I don't like the idea of Computer Science, thus why I did Computer Engineering. Computer Science seems too theoretical to me. Comp. Eng. is usually a harder degree to get than CS and has just as much theory. If you have difficulty with Calc II, wait until you hit the differential equations course; you'll need to use it, too. Unless you're good at Comp. Eng., the job prospects are much slimmer as well. At the moment, businesses will hire any programmer who can slap together a couple of lines of web code that kinda, sorta works so CS grads have an easier time getting a job as long as they can code competently. (That may change once the recession hits, though.) > However, is there any advice or thoughts you would like to pitch in on this matter? You have a 40+ year stint in the workforce ahead of you, at the end of which you'll hopefully have enough saved up to retire. You need to decide what you're personally willing to do for a living for that entire 40 years without gagging at the thought of going to work every morning. If that's being a repair tech, go for it; money doesn't buy happiness. If you actually like building stuff using theory (and it sounds like you might not) and are willing to put your nose to the grindstone and get a Comp. Eng. or CS degree, you'll get a lot more freedom in what you can do in your life.