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Learning, Sharing, and Teaching => Ask a Mustachian => Topic started by: Bearblastbeats on July 21, 2014, 04:33:34 PM
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Welp. I finally got laid off from my CAD tech job and have been working for my brother installing floors, as I used to for over a decade now. I haven't told him I want to go back to school and get my BS in architecture. I all ready have an associate in arch so its another two years. He is very against wasting money and seems I could make more working by his side again.
Im geared up to start class next month, and im ready for it. How do I tell my brother this news no matter how negative he is about it. He is seeing me come back as a crew leader and his right hand man, which is respectable, but I've been here before.
Is the price to advance my education worth it though I have other opportunities?
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What is the cost of education, expected income and current income? If emotions aren't involved that should be all you need.
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Education is about 10k a year. 2 years, 20k
Expected income will be nearly 20 hourly or more. Made 19 at last gig. Brother pays 16 for hard manual flooring labor.
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My advice would be to get a handle on the job market for architects. I know of several that were laid of during the housing bust and are now in different industries. I also know someone that is currently volunteering for Habitat for Humanity who has a BS in Architecture from UC Berkeley. The job market is pretty rough from an my anecdotal point of view.
So before you run of to school and complete your degree, I would get a firm idea on how likely you will be to get a job and what salary to expect. The results might steer you to completing your degree part-time, ect.