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A Warning About Wyotech

If you’re considering Wyotech, proceed with caution. The school is not what recruiters make it out to be. Their job is to pull you in and, unfortunately, they’re very good at it.

Courses: The courses leave much to be desired. Most of us felt like they were outdated and underwhelming. For example, in High-Performance Powertrain, a significant amount of time is spent on carburated engines - seriously. Carburators. Very little time is spent on tuning for turbochargers or superchargers. Meanwhile, Motorsports Chassis Fabrication focuses mostly on basic welding practice. Instead of building a chassis or learning advanced fabrication techniques, you’ll spend hours running beads on steel coupons, that is, if you can find a working tool or the steel to weld. Worse, the instructors are inconsistent in what they consider a quality weld, and the techniques taught don’t align with real-world practices. For example, students are discouraged from using proper welding patterns because the school claims they generate too much heat... That is so completely disconnected from industry standards.

The Automotive Technology course was equally disappointing. Far too much time was spent in the classroom rather than in the shop, and that imbalance seemed to be a recurring theme across all programs. Instructors largely read from PowerPoint slides, followed by a quiz for homework and a test the next day. Welcome to WyoTech.

Many core instructors spend more time sharing “war stories” from their days as techs than teaching key concepts, seemingly in an effort to scare students into compliance rather than fostering understanding or enthusiasm.

Administration: The administration is one of the most frustrating aspects of the school. While there are a few good individuals, the majority seem more concerned with enforcing trivial rules than supporting student success.

Dress Code: The school enforces petty rules, such as penalizing one male student for their hair touching their eyebrows while simultaneously ignoring more than a half dozen others, some with longer hair. Unless you're female. Students lose points for infractions throughout the day or are sent home only to be docked additional points for their absence.

Attendance Micromanagement: The school takes attendance eight times a day. If you’re even ONE SECOND late, you lose points. And being late twice in one day can result in a “lack of professionalism” penalty.

Nitpicking: Points can be deducted for absurd reasons, such as wearing safety shoes that aren’t deemed “blue-collar enough” or clipping your ID card to your belt instead of your shirt pocket. These arbitrary rules feel designed to trip you up rather than help you succeed.

The Points System: Wyotech’s point system is unnecessarily punitive. You need 1,400 points to pass a course and 1,800 for a perfect score. While this might sound achievable, the schools' obsession with petty infractions makes it easy to fall short - even if your grades in theory and lab-work are solid. There is zero flexibility for lifes challenges. Sick kids, doctors appointments, emergencies - doesn't matter. Even if you are admitted to the hospital, a doctor's note means nothing to them. You lose points, and the amount is often decided arbitrarily.

Overpriced and Overhyped: Wyotech feels more like a business than an educational institution. It’s a playground for Snap-On, with the live-in dealer selling students $40,000+ in tools on terrible terms. The course material is outdated, the facilities are underwhelming, and the focus seems to be on enforcing rules rather than fostering learning.

Final Thoughts: I cannot recommend Wyotech to anyone. If you’re a passionate gearhead looking for an inspiring learning environment, this isn’t it. Instead, I suggest exploring programs at your local community college. Wyotech prioritizes its image over its students and offers little beyond teaching you how to clock in on time and dress according to their rigid rules.

Don’t let the recruiters sell you a dream. The reality is far...

I am mainly writing this for students who may be looking at Tech schools right now wondering which one to pick. With that said my experience with Wyotech is only with the Laramie campus. Also, I have never done tours of other tech schools beside ones that are close and in the the area of where I moved from. With that being said I will give you as much information as I can about the campus and housing. I am currently in the Diesel Technology Program and really enjoy it. If you come into class's ready to put in the work and have a good aditude then I can tell you this will be a good fit for you. The Instructors that I have worked with are very good at what they do and genuinely enjoy helping people through what they are working on. They will come around in the shop and ask you what you are doing to make sure that you know what it is that you are doing. Then if you don't they will help you figure it out. Lectures in the class can be long but are very informative. The tools, equipment, and machinery you use is the best in the industry. They are constantly updating their program and curriculums to keep up with the industry. Wyotech is also licensed to administer ASE tests and if you have the 24 months relevant experience before you leave they will help you get you certification. And to all student who are just starting in the industry. You will have the opportunity to work through the student ASE tests. In these you can work your way up to master certification in the student tests before you leave. All of which will look great on a resume. There is also different things you can do on campus to help get employers attention. Things like getting perfect attendance, 4.0 GPA, community service. All are things that employers look highly on. Also if you get perfect attendance, 4.0 GPA, and are in the Diesel program you have a better chance of getting into the D.A.T.E. program. Which stands for Diesel Advance Technology Education. This program is operated under the very close supervision of Mack, and Volvo. So it is a very strenuous admission process. However, if you get in you will receive some of the best training in the industry. This program is unique to wyotech and you will not find anything else quite like it. So now that I have the academic parts covered I'm going to go into housing. This is where I urge all new students to pay attention. First, the student housing is actually pretty decent and for the money and what else is available in the area worth it. Second, there is only basic furnishings provided. The living room has a TV Stand couch and either a love seat or arm chair. The kitchen has a table 4 chairs and a microwave. There is no dishwasher, pots and pans, plates, cooking utensils, or flatware. Anything you need for cooking will need to be packed and brought with you or bought when you arrive. The bedrooms are decent sized and have twin xl beds. The closet is about 2 and a half feet wide and 4 feet deep and there will be a dresser for each person in the room. The dresser has 3 drawers about 4 and a half feet wide 2 feet long and 8 inches deep. So plan accordingly for your clothes. The beds are on a high enough frame the any luggage, foot lockers, totes, and miscellaneous bags can be stored under there. There is a desk for each student that is plenty big enough to hold laptop books and binders for studying. But there are no drawers so bring a cup or something like that for pens and pencils. There are laundry rooms on each floor of all 4 buildings in the campus housing and the washers and dryers all work pretty good. The maintainance here does pretty good about keeping the facilities running and looking good. So if you can take anything from this I hope it is that this is a great school if you apply yourself. If your expecting this to be easy and everything to be given to you then don't expect much from this experience. However, if you want to learn and are willing to work for success then apply now. And do not forget to bring dishes...

SAVE YOUR MONEY!!! Most definitely DO NOT take out a loan for this program. You can get the same quality training from a local community college for probably less than half the cost. THE HYPE IS NOT WORTH THE COST OR THE EDUCATION. 40+K is too much money to throw away on promises from a group of dishonest people. They need the numbers so they can stay profitable, and once you are there, that is all you are to this school. My son attended WyoTech and graduated in June of 2025 and he loved his time. He believes that he received a great education.

I want to be VERY clear that he was never promised anything. He was told on multiple occasions by his recruiter & many staff members that if he achieved certain milestones and accolades that he would have NO PROBLEM finding employment and that he would most definitely have job offers upon completion of the program if he achieved the things they told him, but he was never promised anything. I feel it was all a complete and total LIE! He did EVERYTHING he was told he should and could to do to be prepared to find a good job. He had perfect attendance for the entire program. He followed EVERY rule to the letter. He had a 4.0+ GPA. He achieved EAGLE TECH status as a student and was hailed as a leader with great promise. He met or surpassed every goal or achievement he was told was necessary for him to have a career as a mechanic. He was told that there would be job placement assistance. Their idea of job assistance is to email you a job posting page for his area that he could get on his own and did. When he did find a job 2 months after graduation it was for a position he was qualified for before he ever attended WyoTech, and for less money that a shelf stocker at Walmart. The only truthful thing that came from this school was the cost of it all. I can back up every claim in make about this school. I can be more specific and if asked will be but this post is to warn would be students and parents. I know my sons experience is not an example of every other student, but it is factual and true. DON'T BELIEVE THE RECUITERS! SAVE...