Affordable BS to MS Computer Science path

[SpicyMe23]

TrailRunr - that is a very interesting perspective. A side I haven't heard before. Where I am from sys admin jobs are still thriving and although more and more is going to the cloud the jobs are simply transitioning to encompass that. However, I will def add s/w development and security to my list of concentrations to look into as I get further in my learning journey. I'm not really sure s/w development is personally where I would like to go. To be honest, I have always received high praises in past jobs for my leadership and management skills (I briefly worked in some management positions) and that is where I would see myself eventually going within IT. Of course, I would need to work my way up and get experience first and I really would like to work for a while as a tech.

It is unfortunate that the HR department would weed otherwise strong candidates with a non CS degree, but I can understand why that is their strategy. I also find it interesting that you think certs are worthless at a certain point. I have heard the exact opposite from people I have also asked for their thoughts (including IT managers and top tier techs).