wondering if i could perhaps get some advice here??
i'm not sure what major/field i wish to pursue. then again, i'm only a junior in high school, so i've got time...
but i've been doing some thinking about it. and i realized how much i love webpage designing. no, i'm not that great, but i can learn, and i'm DEFINITELY willing to. just, is it a decent living?? and what colleges offer programs with it??

yes to both questions. i'm already working as a part time web designer and it's great. i often get to work from home... its called "telecommuting". so i just set up netmeetings with my bosses and clients and discuss our projects online. it's quite decent. As for colleges, I guess it depends on where you live or how far you're willing to travel. I've done a lot of research on schools with majors related to Web Design and Development and it seems that a lot of these schools are concentrated in certain areas including Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, and California. There is also the Art Institutes which is a large chain of schools with one sure to be in your area.

Check these schools out:

International Academy of Design and Technology
American Intercontinental University
The Art Institutes
Chubb Institute
Baker College
Rochester Institute of Technology
Westwood College
Bellavue University
Florida Metropolitan University
Full Sail
Briarcliffe College

These are schools on or close to the East Coast. I didn't bother writing down schools on the West Coast because I have no intentions on traveling there.

When looking for majors, look for any of the following:
Web Design
Web Development
Multimedia Design
Digital Design
New Media Design
Graphics Design
Information Technology

Good luck!

Oh. ohoh! I want a part time like that!

oh oh i'm webdesigning for companies in HK when i get back.. but i don't get paid =( its called "helping" haha cause i'm helping my bf's company... but ehhh i get experiences...

i personally don't think it pays much...

don't pay much?!?! are u kiddin'? if you have experience, you can earn as much as $80,000 a year. It's a great career, but it's real competitive, and i'm a junior in HS school too, you don't have much time. You don't wanna go to college and spend all that money on classes and then you're like, "o nm, major change!" Decide what career you'd like to get into before you even apply for colleges because some colleges are known for a certain type of major, and you definitely want to go to the best school possible in order for you to have a good career and a good future.

My aunt does. She's rich

Erk.. so many rich relatives; so little money for my family.

Thanks for answering that Roxanne. I have been meaning to ask about that.
I'm going to try and search for schools on the west coast.

Thanks.
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i want to go to Digipen Institute of Technology, but the tuition is crazy.

I disagree. It actually pays well, especially if you have a lot of experience. You can make up to six figs depending on what kind of skills you have. Like for instance if you know how program web applications or work with web databases. Don't forget that a web career is much more than just plain old HTML and web graphics.

my cousin works as a web desginer .. he makes like 60G`s a year .. but he lives in norway .. `nd over there that`s a HUGE salary .. i think this is a great field to persue .. i would i wanna major in it

omg deana u and i have the same dream!! hehe yeah i totally want to be like that too...heh i was so having a hard time thinking wat i want to be wen i grow up...and wat i shud study wen i go to college... and fashion designing, astronomy, and... a doctor was my dream but none of them was making me comfortable. i was reading through this papers like wat they require and all...and im not even on that list none of them. so wen im always on the internet... i started to like designing webpages..and of course im still a newb at it lols. newais yeah i want to be better at it sooner or later^^ hehe but my dad wants me to learn something more important...but he is a web designer-_-;; why cant i become one? haha.. newais... heh... i want to know wat i have to go through like wat they study wen they go to college... like study to become a web designer lols heh yeah
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I've met two people who were web designers/graphics designers. They were laid off after the internet bubble burst. I talk to them on IRC, they are having trouble finding jobs now.

I always wanted to be a computer programmer. But then, reality hit me. The field doesn't add many new jobs per year.

Whichever way you go, good luck.