<human>: i am currently your neighborhood Verizon CSR. Its a average job that pays the bills. I get to deal with tech all day long so I am happy. Tech has always been my passion but now I feel I want to push it from passion to career.

I am interested in moving towards networking and security. Prior to this position I used to work part time while in college as a computer consultant for a friends company, built PCs, hooked them up to Windows networks, configured routers and the sort. Nothing enterprise wise though.

But I am wondering, even though I do not have a degree in Information Technology or Computer Science nor do I have any certifications, I wonder...

Should I at least attempt to get an Associates in Information Technology with a bunch of certifications for networking and security? And if so which ones?

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<bot>: I understand it is usually more so about experience than it is about traditional degrees and certifications, but since I do not have any true experience with only just networking or security, I was wondering what is the best course?