looking to change career to IT, are the compTIA certs worth it?

They're a money grab. But they look good on a resume if you want an entry level IT position (small companies) or repair tech job at a retail store. Focus on applying your existing experience somehow, and gradually move your work towards IT. Small companies are amazing for that. You may have a better chance avoiding certs right now and availing your existing computer experience where needed.

>>62371753
Net+ if you know nothing about networking

Sec+ If you are pretty good and can take your knowledge to the next level

They are good if you know absolutely nothing on the respective topics and need to acquire a baseline. You will probably find A+ fairly easy, maybe something like Network+ a bit more challenging, but nothing killer.
They are also good for passing HR standards and getting your foot in the door if you have no social capital to leverage.

Being more blunt: It's pretty cheap and can't hurt. Many entry level positions advertise it as a requirement.

>>62371753
>are the compTIA certs worth it?
Yes, but only to get past the HR

>criminal justice grad,
Try working in information security, at least then your background looks relevant. ( https://certification.comptia.org/docs/default-source/downloadablefiles/it-certification-roadmap.pdf )

Here are some free related courses: https://www.cybrary.it/

Google around or use Piratebay for resources. The books bought new are as expensive as the tests themselves. I have them all as PDFs found free online, and there are a bunch of practice tests floating around.
In fact, several questions I took on my N+ exam were exact replicas of questions I had seen on the internet before.

>>62371753
IT is fucking garbage. You're a glorified janitor/customer service agent. Pay is terrible too due to heavy competition and off-sourcing. Just stick to what pays the bills.

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>>62372766
What exactly "pays the bills"?

>>62372794
whatever OP does right now (whether it's an adjustor or claims investigator or whatever) guarantees makes a shitton more than entry level tech garbage. fuck i'd even wager he makes more than skilled IT like a entry or intermediate level programmer / developer.

If you are going to do comtia certs then remember Professor Messer for great free vids, training and texzts https://www.professormesser.com/

>>62372794
Being a CEO of a billion dollar company.

>>62371753
If you want to work for the government or a government contractor, you will need at least Sec+

>>62372962

>To work for in the public sector you must get a private company to let you

Fucks sake, America

>>62373350
It's useful in European governments as well.

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I'm also thinking about trying to get some certs, if I complete the program at my local trade school i will have certs/classes in
CompTIA A+ cert
CompTIA Network+ cert
CompTIA Security cert
MCTS cert
STRATA
Linux Essentials
Programing Logic
CCENT
CCNA
does anyone know if this would be worth it? the program is about 13k and lasts 640 hours,I would be done by this time next year if I don't fuck it up. really need some advice not sure what i'm gonna do

>>62373475
>does anyone know if this would be worth it?

nope

>>62373475
Well, you likely will get a job with that... But is it worth it? Those comptia certs cost ~$300 per exam and you can easily get access to free learning material (there are several links itt) like professor messer

>>62373560
why?
>>62373572
thats true but i'm also kind of a dumb ass and would like to be taught with hands on experience, they also have job placement if I complete the program with connects out my state which I would like to move out of which could be beneficial

>>62373657
Well... I think it's overkill... You can likely get the 3 CompTIA certs and land a decent entry job and then get the rest later. But if you get all those certs then you at least know a decent amount.

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Get a Sec+ and join the FBI. Should be easy with your degree.

>>62373805
This also assumes you aren't a degenerate drug user with a background.

>>62371753
>landing my first job
>starting at helpdesk
ah man.. how old are you?

Helpdesk is pretty much on the same tier as janitorial. You ought to be able to get something better with a criminal justice degree.

Why are you changing to IT at this point anyway?

>>62372766
How about you reiterate what kind of IT jobs are garbage, you can't just say it like all of them are since decent to higher up ones pay a fuck ton. And what fucking off-sourcing are you even saying? OP doesn't want the same job a poo in the loo has in india being call center support for verizon you dumbfuck.

Actually, I've heard there are a few decent helpdesk jobs out there. Try Comcast or one of the other ISPs.

>>62373805
>Sec+
>degree
>join FBI

...is that really the only technical requirement? i thought government IT only hired the elite of the elite who write linux kernel patches in their spare time

>>62375428
r u serious?

>>62375658
yeah why? i never thought the gubmint would just hire any rando with a sec+ and clean record

>>62375983
You must be pretty young. Everyone is pretty much retarded and if you spend 5% of your time every day studying you are in the 99%.

>>62376795
Top 1%. Sorry I'm drunk it's my day off.