I'm a college graduate, should I enroll into an autoshop school?

Question:

A little over a year ago, my car was working perfectly. I took it to the dealership where I bought it brand new for a rutine check up. When I picked it up, and it had this terrible sound it didn't have before. They charged me 2,500 to fix it.
6 months ago, I took again for a rutine check-up. Again, it came out with this problem with the steering wheel it didn't have before, I paid 2,000 to fix it. I just took again, and again it came out making a horrible screech it didn't make when I took it, and now I'm going to have to pay to get it fixed.

I'm 25 year old college guy, I feel I should learn autoshop now. But, I would have to go 5 days per week for 3 months to the community college, and I'm going to be embarassed telling people I'm taking shop.

Should I enroll anyways?

Answer:
sounds to me like a good investment. if you keep spending money on your car you might as well spend it on a shop class..then you can fix it yourself whenever it breaks and save money..and even if you don't want to work on it you'll know if a mechanic is trying to rip you off..
don't be embarrassed. there's nothing wrong with learning how to fix things for yourself. i'm 34 and a self-taught mechanic (for my cars--not for a living) but i am thinking of taking a shop class anyway because there is still alot i need to learn..

If you're doing it for the knowledge? I say go for it.

Do something else as a career though.

I was in my senior year of college when I started taking shop class. No one -- not the working class guys in the class, not the teachers, not my friends, not random acquaintences said anything bad about me learning automotive. As a woman I expected some flack or derision and I got none. Having college skills of being able to memorize, analyze and read complicated texts will really help you with automotive studies.
However if you're the kind of stuck-up guy concerned with appearances and you really believe in classism then being in a classroom with a bunch of coverall wearing working class minorities won't be for you.

You went to college, and can't spell "routine".

then you get ripped-off by mechanics, so you want to take mechanic's classes?!?!!?

You should study karate, so you can kick your own ***.

auto shop is for people who can't do college.

I would say, if you're going to spend 5 days a week studying something, get an MBA...

I know lots of idiots with MBA's that make tons of money.

I'm a college graduate, should I enroll into an autoshop school?

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