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Other => General Discussion => Topic started by: jkey401 on June 03, 2010, 02:52:50 PM
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Does anyone know if there are any schools in or near the Dallas/Ft Worth area that offer degrees in meteorology or atmospheric science?? I have been searching for some but haven't had any luck. The closest one i can find is OU or UT Austin. Penn state has a certificate program online, but I would prefer a degree. I would be happy if i could find a school that provides an online degree program too. Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Mississippi State has a great online program. Ive been eying them myself!
http://www.distance.msstate.edu/geosciences/OMP/index.html (http://www.distance.msstate.edu/geosciences/OMP/index.html)
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Awesome thanks! checking them out right now
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Welcome to the forum! Texas A&M and Texas Tech also have meteorology or atmospheric science degrees if you're looking for schools within your state.
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yeah...i need one around here or online. Tech and A&M are too far of a drive and i cant convince my wife to move to Lubbock unfortunately. Oh how i've tried. maybe one day i can convince her and I'll be back in west TX where i belong! :unsure: thanks for the reply!
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Penn State or bust, bro....every school with students spits out meteorology degrees....no one's getting hired, the market's flooded ;) Best schools are above, University of Oklahoma, Mississippi State, and Texas A&M. The rest are junk schools or degree mills. The degrees mean nothing unless the reputation behind them speaks for itself. 1 of every 4 meteorologists has a Penn State degree.
(Take it from someone who is actively looking for jobs in the field.)
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Does Penn State offer a degree online or just the certificate program? I don't intend on being a meteorologist...I enjoy the career i already have. I've just always had an interest in weather and would like to learn more about it. Someday when im rich i'll just go storm chasing for fun.
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Does Penn State offer a degree online or just the certificate program? I don't intend on being a meteorologist...I enjoy the career i already have. I've just always had an interest in weather and would like to learn more about it. Someday when im rich i'll just go storm chasing for fun.
Just a certificate
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Well, just to clarify: If you don't want to be a meteorologist, you shouldn't get the degree, because that would make you a meteorologist. I don't think any school's going to have a two-year program in meteorology or something like that...either you get the certificate or you go to school like I did and get the four-year program.
If you're interested in online courses, I know that Penn State does offer an online meteorology course (Meteo 101) that might be of interest to you. The problem is that in order to really get involved with meteorology, you need the math skills, and thus, I think most schools would rather teach it in the classroom, because it is one of the most rigorous science majors not in the medical field.
I would say this: If you don't want to be a meteorologist, get the certificate from Penn State. Otherwise, you're going to plunk down thousands of dollars for a hobby which might not be of interest to you in a few years.
As for storm chasing, be forewarned (from someone who knows a lot of the Vortex2 team personally): 98% of it is driving under sunny skies and eating bad food at truck stops. The other 2% is under a storm cloud, praying it will pop up a tornado. It's BORING and is NOT like what you see in Hollywood or TV. You'd be disappointed, trust me. ;) (A lot of people think you get three tornadoes every day and six EF5's over one summer. *buzzer*)