Computers - Service & Repairs in Dover, NH

I would suggest starting to work on professional certification. You could start out with A+ for your very basic stuff and move up to Windos/Mac/Linux certs depending on your preference. Or you could always go the networking route and jump into Cisco or Juniper. You can find endless resources for self teaching or online classes, start Googling. Also, there are a lot of professional subs. Check out /r/computertechs /r/sysadmin and /r/networking for a start. I also suggest building a homelab to play around in.

Check out whichever of the community colleges is closest to you. They should offer A+, network+, and ccna classes. Network+ and ccna are both networking specific; whereas, a+ focuses more on hardware. I've never looked in AZ, but back east you could concurrently take college classes while in high school no problem. Beyond that, it depends on your specific interests. Codecademy mentioned already is great for learning to program. If you can't learn online, the community college should also offer programming class. Now that I think about it, most of them usually offer server administration classes as well, so they really should have all your bases covered.

One of the best customer service / repair jobs I got was from some college kids who were on the job learning at a mom and pop computer repair shop. Maybe look into an entry level job there? Service was so good I swore to never take my PC to a big box store again.

Talk to your highschool tech department and see if you could intern. They're always over worked and if you could actually help they might be willing to train you up.

http://www.evit.com/programs/ I took a computer repair class there at nights.

[Gangplank](http://gangplankhq.com) is a lot of things but it's a community that has a couple of collaborative workspaces in the valley (one in Chandler; the other in Avondale) that are free to visit and work at (free desk space & wifi; meeting rooms, etc). Overall, GP leans toward tech & startup/small businesses but you can basically work on anything there and there are plenty of people to consult with for help as needed. Wednesday night at the Chandler location is Hack Night where people bring in their projects (from writing to building computers, using their 3D printer, etc.) after 6pm and work for as late as you can. It's a great way to meet interesting, smart, and motivated people who might be able to give you some guidance. [HeatSync Labs](http://www.heatsynclabs.org/) is a hacker/makerspace in Mesa and their focus is on, well, using technology to hack & make things. Use of their space & equipment is free (as long as they're open and someone's not scheduled to use equipment) until you decide to become a member and pay membership dues. [Game CoLab](http://www.gamecolab.org/) is a nonprofit organization/coworking space based in Central Phoenix that is centered on gaming, game development, and helping local gamers/developers/entrepreneurs on their journey to game creation. [TechPHX](http://techphx.com/) is a free (un)conference over Saturday, November 16th, and Sunday, November 17th with workshops, speakers, and moderated conversations dealing with tech, media (online & traditional), podcasting, writing, etc. It's held at the University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, which is a pretty interesting place in itself. Hope that helps!

You could teach yourself easily, but otherwise I know the Maricopa County Community Colleges have classes in regards to repair and general use.

Codecademy.con

Would you like to learn software or hardware?