Would you hire a web developer from Full Sail or the Art Institute (Florida)

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<p>Welcome to my second thread, suggested by happymomof1, from my first post </p>

<p>So basically, the title says it all :p</p>

<p>To be a bit more specific, the programs are:</p>

<p>Web Design & Development from Full Sail University, in Fort Lauderdale Florida (Bachelor)</p>

<p>or</p>

<p>Web Design & Interactive Media from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale Florida (Bachelor)</p>

<p>So wich one would you choose for a Web development job?</p>

<p>(If you could include what you do in life, that would be cool too! Unless it's against the forum rules)</p>

<p>Thanks for helping out! :)</p>

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<p>Neither. You would stand no chance against a candidate with a 4 year degree from a reputable school. I say this with several years experience working in IT including web application development. </p>

<p>I am now a faculty member at a university. We get hundreds of students each year inquiring about getting a second degree in business (including MIS) because they can’t get jobs. Why? Employers are telling them that the degree from ‘insert for profit school name here’ is of little value in competition against new grads from reputable 4 year schools.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your quick response Haystack! :)</p>

<p>Both programs I am talking about are 4 years degrees, does it change something?
(sorry I didn’t specify earlier)</p>

<p>Keep posting! The more posts the better! :p</p>

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<p>For-profit school = waste of your money.</p>

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<p>besisdes that, from the employer’s point of view?</p>

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<p>Doesn’t matter that it is a 4 year degree. Companies want to hire someone with a well-rounded education with potential for advancement. For profit schools give you neither.</p>

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<p>^ have to agree, not as an employer but as someone who knows the parents of three students who fell for the hype and attended Full Sail. None are employed in anything having to do with their “degree.”</p>

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<p>Go to a public school in florida with as close a program to this as you can find. These popped up as having programs in graphic design or digitial design. </p>

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<p>Get a degree from one and them, and if you want (in the unlikely event you need). a few fill in courses take them over the summer at a for profit school. I think even unpaid internships + public U = better choice.</p>

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I think it depends on the person attending and how far they want to take their life. I received a BA at Full Sail and made sure I took advantage of every real-world experience. With my persistence and dedication, I was able to land a career oriented job 3 months before graduating and have been working at the same place for over a year. Many opinions people have of this school are biased and at the end of the day I acquired the skills I needed to hit the ground running.

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