Decide if you want to go back to
school. You can think about if
you want to go to school full time, or
part time.
See if your current employer will
pay for engineering school. It is
fairly common. If it there is no
formal program, just ask! Many
companies would be happy to
invest in the education of an
engineer. It saves them money
over hiring someone new.
A good compromise is to take
night school classes for the first
semester or two, to see if you like
it.
If you are interested in software
engineering, you can simply
learn to code on sites like
W3Schools. Or, you can sign up
for Odesk and do some jobs. You
won’t make much money on
Odesk, since you are competing
with people overseas, but it is a
great way to learn. Many silicon
valley firms are desperate for
engineers, and won’t ask for a
degree anyway.