[rayiner]

Indian degrees get very little respect here in the U.S. even relative to random "directional state schools." There is a reason Indian students almost always do some sort of graduate education here in the U.S.

If you're an American and smart and capable, the way to go is to load up on community college credits in HS, do a year of CC, then transfer to a state school with reasonable tuition for the least year and change.

If you've got some programming skill, it should be even easier. I earned enough during my summers in college programming to pay most of my in-state tuition and cost of living at my state school, and it wasn't even a particularly cheap one.

[r00fus]

It's not just Indian degrees, it's almost all foreign degrees from institutions that aren't well known. My wife's close-to-MBA-level BAC+5 degree from a reputable French university (ie, good but not Sorbonne) was pretty much not considered when she was searching for employment in the states. After she got an MBA here, she was much more employable.

[gav]

I've never had a problem with my UK degree in the states, though this may be because I'm at the point where it's just a check mark next to "the candidate has a relevant degree".

[pm90]

That actually sounds like a very good idea. I've heard that community colleges in US don't get the recognition that they deserve.