Its not a easy profession to be succesful in. You have to reallly really want it. Aptitude is huge. Have you ever ran a mill, a lathe? I have a friend who is a world class gunsmith. His criteria for selecting apprentices- those with hobbys that operate radio controled aircraft. He has found that that is the most effective criteria to establish aptitude. Drive is another thing.

You have to find your niche. You probably already have a idea what you want to do in the gun world ( I would hope). If you really want it that bad I would Find the best in the business knock on their door and say i want to work for you. Start vacuming chips and sweeping floors and you will learn a lot. As far as schools go Trinidad is top notch. Nowadays a piece of paper means nothing. The debt it costs to get it is real A gunsmithing degree is no exception in fact it is in my opinion one of the poorer places to blow your money. Its not a easy proffesion to maintain a girl on. For most it is far from lucrative for many many years. You work security, consider a law enforcement degree and the police acadamy- that will pay the bills! You can work towards a armourer if you choose. If you can cut it in south Florida LE you can work wherever you want.