Is it important to have a degree in web page development?

I use to be attending school to obtain a BS in Digital Media. I recently left the school because of the cost of tuition and deciding the major there wasn't right for me. I'm currently at community college getting a degree in medical office technology and finding the classes extremely boring. I'm engaged and to be married in 2009, my husband will have still a year left for his degree so we'll be living in an apartment while he finishes. I will need to get a job immediately so I don't have time to change my major right now since I have a short time frame to finish my degree while working part-time.





Though, after my fiancé finishes his degree I'm considering going back to school for web page design. Though, I've been told before depending on how good your portfolio is you can be a web page designer without a degree. I'm still assuming it's very important to have a degree no matter what you're doing. For you that are already web page designers how important is it to have an AS or BS?

Is it important to have a degree in web page development?
Unless you are trying to get a job with a company that requires a bachelor's degree, I wouldn't really say it's necessary. In fact, with most computer related fields I think it's more important to know what you're doing than to have the degree.





If you have the know how, you could try getting a job at a web design firm, or you could do it freelance.





What might actually make you more marketable than a degree is certification in the relevant languages/programs. I don't know what certifications would apply specifically to web design, but you may already know enough to pass some of the exams.
Reply:Degrees are not that important...especially if you are freelance.
Reply:Been a web designer is much more than just a degree. You have to be able to program 99% of the people with degrees can't program sad but true, all that money to waste. If you can program and you have a great imagination you can start your own web development business. Besides you need a team, that's how web development works, it takes months and sometimes years to get something to work right, but once is done is done. Besides most of the things you need are already created for you and can easily buy them. Seach for the following PHP, PERL, MICROSOFT ASP, Java, CGI, among C, Visual basic, Data bases, is basically what you need to develop for the web. There is Macromedia Studio that has all the tools you need, is not cheap but is profesional stuff. Flash is the bigest and best thing to use because you can implement all the above technologies to make amazing work. Visit the Adobe site to learn more.GOOD LUCK and if you ever need some tips contact me........take care
Reply:NO - I own a web design company and all of my best staff have no qualifications, just long well earned experience from home, books and on job. I started as a freelancer 10 years ago and still have no qualifications in web design, only business qualifications. Get reading... ;o)


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