Quote: Original post by Sc4Freak
All I have to say is: thank goodness for publicly-funded education. University fees here are a few thousand dollars, the rest is paid for by the government (ie. the people of Australia).

Nevermind, comment was already raised and discussed. Should have read the entire thread before commenting.

Quote: Original post by Promit
There is no way in hell the education I'm getting is worth that kind of money [...] But getting a degree is a damn sight better than not having one, at almost any price point.

Heavily backed up by me. At some point (with respect to time spent in school(s)) its neither worth the money nor the time for what you learn as opposed to the time and money you have to invest.

But in the end nobody asks you about what you learned in school (unless you are bad at what you should be doing afterwards) but only wants to see your degree and what you can do.

It basically boils down to: Just being good is important when you need to keep the job. But to actually get a job its the degree that seperates you from people who are equally good than you at what is required of the position. In most companies the degree also pays off literally.

Quote: Original post by HelplessFool

Quote: Original post by Insideac
I have decided to bite the bullet and continue with my education; I will go on monday to finalize my papers. The main reasons for my choice was that I would learn more in less time, get hands on experience, work with a team, and get a bachelors.

EDIT: Here are the schedules for the classes, what do you think?

Associates: http://www.neit.edu/index.cfm?pg=303&title=Courses-Offered

Bachelor: http://www.neit.edu/index.cfm?pg=326&title=Courses-Offered-Game-Development-Bachelor%27s

If you're set on going to school, consider going to a regular school for a regular CompSci/SoftEng degree. You can always do game development in grad school if you decide you still need it, but really if you take your spare time in school to make your own game projects you won't need it.

Consider that the NEIT program doesn't appear to include any math or physics classes, both of which are certainly involved in a majority of games made today. Where are they going to squeeze them in? Take that as an indicator of the quality of their program.

I second that. It is spot on. Infact, I would expect a degree focusing on a niche like gaming to be cheaper than a regular degree

In my opinion-

Skip going for a 'game' degree or even a Computer Science degree if you're already pretty good with computers- and go for a Physics or Math degree.

As many have said here, you'll be kicking a lot of money into something that by-itself will likely not be worth it. If you go for something focused like Math or Physics, you'll have a chance to really deep-dive into a fun and tough area while polishing your game skills on the side.