text: what courses can i take to acquire a secure job in computer technology? i need a career change and am good with computers. competant at brainstorming problems wether soft or hardware. i am not sure what field i would like to get into, but am thinking about networking. anyone have any ideas on how to get me started pleas let me know. thanks. in most cases, computer companies will hire at an entry level position, and after you are there for a while the will offer you the chance to go to school for its.  depending on the type of work your looking for and where you live, look at the big computer companies there.  for networking i would choose a college on that subject like itt technical institute, if its available in that area.  if you have any further question get in contact with me and we will chat about it.  i went to texas a&m university majored in infomation technology systems.  so get back with me if this does not help and i'll give you my # and we can chat that way