UTI in Sac

[aPapester]

So last night I had a rep from UTI come to my house and i'm officially signed up for school next fall in the Auto Program:D
Super stoked!

Here is where Senioritis kicks in hard

[Pantless Spency]

not too burst your bubble but most mechanics laugh at UTI students.
you waste a shit ton of money on a school that no one respects degrees from.
honestly you would be better off with automotive classes at a JC and taking your ASE's

[Pantless Spency]

to add-

back in the day i wanted to go to UTI, then i posted up a similar thread and realized what a farce it was.
i have a friend who went to UTI, cost him thousands of dollars, he has all his certifications and is smog certified.

he works at a pep boys in vallejo making like 11 an hour.
sounds horrible.

[ak-]

Way to shit all over his decision. What are you doing and where do you work spence?

It's all about networking OP.
My friend finished UTI and works at Porsche/Audi/Bently in Newport, CA as an apprentice for now because of networking. Another at a BMW Race shop.
Treat the program as a medium.
You have to be active about what you want to do. Don't go sit in class and treat it like high school. Soak it in and network.

[Pantless Spency]

Way to shit all over his decision. What are you doing and where do you work spence?

It's all about networking OP.
My friend finished UTI and works at Porsche/Audi/Bently in Newport, CA as an apprentice for now because of networking. Another at a BMW Race shop.
Treat the program as a medium.
You have to be active about what you want to do. Don't go sit in class and treat it like high school. Soak it in and network.

lol my bad i was trying to enlighten not put down.
i have never seen the better side of UTI like you have so i was unaware.
right now im going to school to become a respiratory therapist, and im working for a hot air balloon company part time.

[der affe]

I don't see it as shitting. The OP needs to see beyond the lines the recruited has fed him. It is a hard job, that no longer pays what it used to. You have a huge investment in tools without the pay back it should.

OP, i suggest you go and talk to some mechanics, both young and old about how they feel about the state of the automotive field now. That will give you a better idea of reality in todays world. Do it before you make the commitment to UTI.

IF you still want to go into the field, there are cheaper and better ways to get into it. Just because cars are your "passion" now, does not mean you will want to make a lifetime commitment to it for a career.

[Holland]

Working in a shop, I will say the automotive industry is dry. Now I don't live in a large city, but the work and workforce has dried up to scary levels. When I started back in 08 before the recession, business was awesome and it was a great place to be. Now we have probably 1/4th the employees and we are still starving. Just some food for thought.

[cuchullainn]

I don't see it as shitting. The OP needs to see beyond the lines the recruited has fed him. It is a hard job, that no longer pays what it used to. You have a huge investment in tools without the pay back it should.

OP, i suggest you go and talk to some mechanics, both young and old about how they feel about the state of the automotive field now. That will give you a better idea of reality in todays world. Do it before you make the commitment to UTI.

IF you still want to go into the field, there are cheaper and better ways to get into it. Just because cars are your "passion" now, does not mean you will want to make a lifetime commitment to it for a career.

+1 on this. I'm new to this forum but I started in the field right out of high school. I started doing oil changes at a local Harley shop my senior year. By 20 I was fully ASE certified, Toyota master certified, had more invested in tools than I care to admit, and by the time I was 23, I said enough is enough.

I had been getting paid flat-rate, and each year I saw labor rates go up, and time-standards go down(translates into more for the Dealer, less for the tech). It went from a 50k a year to a 30k a year job in 3 years. It wasn't just me, it was happening to guys who had been in the business for 10 to 15 years. I drive a fork-lift now and make more than I ever did wrenching.

People won't laugh at your degree, but if the UTI rep made you think that you'll get hired right out of school getting paid top dollar, forget about it. Students from local colleges by me start where I started, doing oil changes for low wages. You're going to have to work your way up like everyone else in the business.

It's not an easy way to make a living, but if it's what you really want to do, I say go for it.

[bmwstudent]

I graduated from Nashville Auto Diesel in 1997. Started at a Freightliner dealer for two years, moved on to another privately owned truck repair shop, eight years later I bought the place. My shop employs six mechanics and a service writer, and I'm looking for a new mechanic right now.Life is what you make it, the same can be said of your career. Pay attention, work hard, never assume you know everything, don't give up.
If your a diesel mechanic with tractor trailer experience and you live in the Delaware/Philly area, I'm always interested in meeting talented mechanics. Pm me for name of shop and phone #

[e30jake]

I looked into UTI. I started an automotive program at UNOH this past August and I've already decided to change my major to something business (or something) related. All the guys I talked to who are about to graduate basically said it doesn't really give you that much of a head start and its expensive. The classes don't really teach you anything you can't learn somewhere else for free and it takes a lot of time. Some of the guys in my classes had been working at the same shop for the past 10 years and are still making like 10 bucks an hour and can hardly even afford to pay for school. That said, I know a guy who went through the UTI program and now works at Porsche of Houston. If you think you want to do it, go for it. Just don't expect to work any less than you would without the degree to move up the ranks.

[gkobez]

UTI grad , accepted to Mercedes program currently a shop foreman. UTI is a school, and like all schools, you get what you put in.

[Adrian_Visser]

I don't see it as shitting. The OP needs to see beyond the lines the recruited has fed him. It is a hard job, that no longer pays what it used to. You have a huge investment in tools without the pay back it should.

OP, i suggest you go and talk to some mechanics, both young and old about how they feel about the state of the automotive field now. That will give you a better idea of reality in todays world. Do it before you make the commitment to UTI.

IF you still want to go into the field, there are cheaper and better ways to get into it. Just because cars are your "passion" now, does not mean you will want to make a lifetime commitment to it for a career.

Listen to the man. I used to love wrenching in my spare time, now I avoid it as much as possible. I don't even wrench on cars for my job and I don't really want to pick up tools when I get home. I know you're supposed to do what you love but have you ever heard the best way to ruin a good hobby is to do it for work?

[illest318i]

You should really think about it. Listen to "der affe" or any of the other guys here , im sure they know whats up. I was also gonna start at UTI, I was a week away from starting but I thought about it a lot and realised its a whole lot of money for something that didnt gurantee a job. I dont regret it because I know some people who ended up working somewhere else because they couldnt find a job in the car industry. Just really think about and talk to some people who went there and let them tell you how it went for them. Good luck.

[slammin.e28]

I went to UTI Exton PA.

That's about all I got out of it.

[ohthejosh]

Seems like just like every school out there, its overpriced and you really have to have the determination to get your moneys worth. If you go to that school and do not put 120% into it 100% of the time it seems like a waste. But if youre willing to take everything you learn there and apply it as much as you can with out complaining then by all means go. Otherwise just stay clear and stay outta debt.



Side note. School has the same initials as urinary tract infection. If you go there it might become a piss poor decision you regret. lol