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> Why bother, they wont really teach you anything you couldn't learn on your own...
Assuming you are already aware exactly what it is that you don't know.
But when you don't know what you don't know, it will take longer. Not everybody has 5 years available for puttering before they're ready to sell their skills. And while it's true not everyone learns as well in a structured environment, it's just as true that others don't learn as effectively without a structured curriculum.
I think GaryD's advice is best, and it ties in well with what jerrysussman and Lanbrown said too. Talk to as many mechanics as possible. Find out what those who attended MMI think of it, for instance; but I bet you'll also uncover some pretty good advice on technical college programs that you weren't even aware of.
Interesting you should mention John Deere, Gary. One of the schools they have teamed up with is Fort Scott Community College in Kansas. They've got quite a John Deere training center. And, as of this past year, the college also has a Harley-Davidson factory sponsored training center! All at junior college tuition rates, considerably less than $10 grand per year.
If we can have something like that where I grew up, out in the middle of nowhere, very likely there will be some useful training available within a reasonable distance of most anyone.
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