Why I am at MATC

Greetings everyone,

I would like to share a little about why I am currently pursuing, and close to finishing, my IT Network Specialist degree at MATC.

First off, my original Bachelor's degree is not in a technical field. 10 years ago when I started college, I viewed IT as more of a hobby and really wanted to pursue my strengths which happened to be more rooted in the social sciences. During the course of completing that degree I always found myself working full time in the IT field. This included both a job in help desk support but also a small but regular personal client base. 

After my bachelor's degree was finished, I had a few years of IT work experience under my belt and found myself wanting to learn as much as I could about that field, especially in my growing interest in the network side of the industry. I began to search for more networking-focused IT positions but realized additional education and potentially some certifications would be a great asset in helping to make myself more marketable.

I already had quite a few prerequisite courses completed at MATC from the Bachelor's degree so it made sense that I could jump into the more IT focused courses immediately. With that rationale, it didn't take much to make that commitment to register and start taking classes again. While this field wasn't my first choice, I have valued the education so far and am glad that colleges like this exist for people to get a solid education in something they enjoy doing.

Until next time........