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You can learn computer science, programming, physics, chemistry, english, psychology and more...in your own home. You don't need a B.A. or a B.S. for that. You

You can learn computer science, programming, physics, chemistry, english, psychology and more...in your own home. You don't need a B.A. or a B.S. for that. You cannot learn the skills companies like Siemens are offering like that, definitely not in a way that would get you a job. Closest to it is how my dad got started, by tinkering with motorcycles in his youth and eventually getting a start in manufacturing, but it was a really really long time before he got a decent job.

UK-AL 14y ago
You don't know what you don't know. You may think you know computer science, but you could be missing critical parts. That's what formal courses are for.
- heretohelp 14y ago
  I thought that was what books and bibliographies were for.
  - jshowa 14y ago
    Try asking a book a question. Even so, text books cost a butt load. Might as well be a part of a college when you can ask profs even after walking out the door.
  - UK-AL 14y ago
    You need to know what books to read.
Zimahl 14y ago
You can learn computer science, programming, physics, chemistry, english, psychology and more...in your own home. You don't need a B.A. or a B.S. for that. I'll disagree when it comes to chemistry and physics. If you are going to be doing either of these in anything above the 200-level classes you are going to need resources you can only get in two places - universities and private/gov't institutions. Besides that, there is a wealth of knowledge at universities that you can't get from a lot of books. And what if you don't comprehend something? You're paying someone to help you understand.