You don't need a degree to get into the field you're talking about.
I started working straight out of high school in a Network Operations Center, as a Help Desk engineer. I've been working in a datacenter for six years now and I've slowly made my way up the tiers without a degree or IT certification (I would still recommend getting a couple). Start searching job sites (Monster, Indeed) for positions like, "Help Desk", "NOC Technician", "Datacenter Technician". You may not know anything about server hardware right now, but once you're thrown into the thick of it, you'll pick it up very easily.
If you would feel more comfortable getting an IT certification under you belt before job hunting, I highly recommend you look into studying for an A+ (server hardware), Net+ (network essentials), Sec+ (security essentials), or ITIL (IT service management). You can find licensed books for all of these on Amazon. These certifications are great for entry level IT professionals and definitely stand out on your resume. Once you get one of these basic certifications, you can start specializazing in certain fields, be it networking, security, database, Linux, Windows, etc. You can even luck out and get your certifications paid by your company. It's a win-win for both of you!
Good luck!
I started working straight out of high school in a Network Operations Center, as a Help Desk engineer. I've been working in a datacenter for six years now and I've slowly made my way up the tiers without a degree or IT certification (I would still recommend getting a couple). Start searching job sites (Monster, Indeed) for positions like, "Help Desk", "NOC Technician", "Datacenter Technician". You may not know anything about server hardware right now, but once you're thrown into the thick of it, you'll pick it up very easily.
If you would feel more comfortable getting an IT certification under you belt before job hunting, I highly recommend you look into studying for an A+ (server hardware), Net+ (network essentials), Sec+ (security essentials), or ITIL (IT service management). You can find licensed books for all of these on Amazon. These certifications are great for entry level IT professionals and definitely stand out on your resume. Once you get one of these basic certifications, you can start specializazing in certain fields, be it networking, security, database, Linux, Windows, etc. You can even luck out and get your certifications paid by your company. It's a win-win for both of you!
Good luck!