This is the space I have designated for the Schools page of my Individual Hypertext Assignment. Education is a must, and more and more a bachelor's degree is a requirement. Most entry-level professionals don't have the job experience to fall back on, so they have to rely on their schooling to land them a job. Choice of schools can be critical in your early career decisions, so I've included a couple schools to help educate you from a Technical Writer's perspective.

Schools

University of Delaware's English Department's Business and Technical Writing Program: This is an undergraduate program, which is very well known and respected throughout the east coast. It is also fairly unusual in that this Business and Technical Writing program is actually an undergraduate program. Typically, most programs of this sort are graduate programs. Since the University of Delaware offers it as an undergraduate program, graduates are put into the workplace having a bachelor's degree after 4 years of study. Obviously moving on to a graduate program in Technical Writing will offer a higher degree of education, but this is a great place to start out. Also, it should be noted that the University of Delaware's program is not a full major in Technical Writing, but an English major that concentrates in the field of Technical Writing. The advantage of this is that the student gets to read the classic literature of Shakespeare, Emerson, Chaucer, Yeats, and many more while learning how to apply that to modern day Business and Technical Writing.
Pros: Massive networking potential, exclusive internship opportunities, huge reference library, professors that are actually experienced professionals in the field, awesome array of free programs that you can use, large beautiful campus in a rural setting
Cons: 4 years of undergraduate tuition, breadth requirements, having to take E110

Drexel University's Publication Management Graduate Program: Drexel is the University of Delaware's largest rival in the field of Business & Technical Writing. Both universities are located within 80 miles of each other, and are considered by many to be the two big "power houses" of the east coast in this field. The main difference between the two programs is that while Delaware's program allows students to pursue careers in their field sooner, Drexel students can focus on highly specific areas of study as a grad student and not have to worry about non-relevent course material. This is a great advantage, especially when coming from a Technical Writing major or undergraduate program. Spending 6 years learning the trade from experienced professionals in the field is an awesome wealth of knowledge to have under your belt, and a great advantage when embarking on your journey into the professional world.
Pros: Networking potential, reference library, professors that are actually experienced professionals in the field
Cons: 2 years of graduate school tuition, small campus in an urban setting