Are you dreaming of a new career, but don't want to attend a traditional university? There are many great schools in the United States where you can learn technical skills needed to excel in your chosen career. EducationGuys.com has selected some of its top trade schools - read more about what they have to offer.



WyoTech

WyoTech specializes in helping students acquire the skills necessary to fill the high-paying jobs available to those with the right training. In some programs, Master's Certificates are available, giving students the option to move to a higher pay grade. Instructors with careers in the field give student's hands-on training in their chosen career path. WyoTech also sponsors career fairs at each location, and many students are employed before they graduate. They are well known for their continually updated curriculum, new equipment, and highly trained instructors. Students at WyoTech are committed to making sure that their students are qualified for jobs in the top of their field by graduation.

American Sentinel University

The focus of American Sentinel University is to help create a network of business associates and contacts for those interested in the worlds of technology, business and healthcare. ASU faculty are experienced and often currently excelling in their field of expertise, allowing students to take advantage of their real-world experience. They provide student and alumni services like their Journal of Business Strategy, webcasts, and career counseling to help graduates stay connected during their education until long after it's ended.

If technology is your field of interest, then you will find certificate programs, associate degrees, undergraduate and graduate programs at American Sentinel University. They also offer Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's degrees in business and graduate degrees in healthcare.

Attend classes at their campus or learn online. Either way, the programs at American Sentinel University may be exactly what your career needs.

ECPI College of Technology

ECPI offers diplomas and associate degrees in technology, business, health sciences, and the culinary arts. Bachelor's degrees in IT systems, web design, networking and security management, and simulation and game programming at select campuses. You have 14 different campuses to choose from across Virginia, South Carolina and North Carolina as well as online.

ECPI offers a number of services to make education for its students as smooth and uncomplicated as possible. An online library helps you find the information you need after hours and online payment systems allow you to make extra or last-minute payments at your leisure. They sponsor an employer job post and offer a variety of career services to their students and alumni including job interviewing skills training, resume assistance and career counseling.

ECPI also offers tuition assistance. There are tuition benefits available such as grants, student loans, work-study and military and veteran.

Lincoln Tech

Lincoln Tech offers its students a variety of specialized programs in the areas of automotive and diesel, skilled trades, electronic engineering technology, business, health care and information technology. Each campus offers different specialties so check out what each of the locations has to offer. Get additional training with even more flexible scheduling through their online program.

Lincoln Tech doesn't stop at giving you the technical skills you need to excel in your chosen career. In addition to the hands-on training in their focused courses, industry-standard equipment and experienced instructors, Lincoln Tech offer their students and graduates career placement assistance. Getting you the job you deserve is Lincoln Tech's main purpose.

Universal Technical Institute

Universal Technical Institute encompasses its 8 campuses of that name as well as Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in Arizona, Marine Mechanics Institute in Florida and the NASCAR Technical Institute in North Carolina. UTI offers certificate programs in all facets of motorcycle, watercraft, and auto mechanics and engineering.

If you'd like to take your education further, UTI has a partnership with the University of Phoenix. UTI graduates are readily accepted into the University of Phoenix Bachelor of Science program. Other community colleges also partner with UTI and accept classes transferred from the institution for credit.

Additionally, UTI offers a variety of employment services to assist students and alumni in getting the jobs they are trained for. Counseling, interview skills, and resume services are all available. Each campus offers different programs so contact the different schools to see which ones offer the program that is right for your career path.