MY college GPA 2.28??? College again for a diffrent major?

Ok, here is the problem. I graduated five years ago with a college GPA of 2.28 in Business Admin from a small accredited but no-name university. I didn't like my college experience and to be honest, I did it because it was the "right" thing to do. College didn't fit my future plans which was to start my own business. Bottom line, I have been working as a restaurant manager for the last 5 yrs with intentions to start my own restaurant. After 5 years of working day/night I have had a change of heart because I burnt out. The restaurant business consumed all my time and I needed a life!!! Now I want to study Information Technology. I used to design websites while in college and upgraded the website edition of the university news paper as work study.





Question:


1. Should I go back to college again as an undergrad student?


2. Is there any possibility that I could go to grad school with such a gpa?





I obviously would prefer 2 since I would feel like I am making progress

MY college GPA 2.28??? College again for a diffrent major?
It's possible a person in their 30's could get an entry level job in IT, especially if you do one, or both, of the following:


- Focus on IT that's somehow related to your former career, so you can use that former career to your benefit. So perhaps study an IT field, and do an IT co-op or internship, in IT related to restaurant, travel, hospitality, tourism, or entertainment. Then your past work history is a benefit, and employers when you graduate may like having you walk through their door.


- Focus on IT that's not sexy. Don't do something hot like game design or wireless tech, that is rather age-sensitive. Instead, focus on the less sexy aspects of IT, such as manufacturing-related systems, which tend to be more welcoming of older employees.





Like you, I'd prefer you to go on and get your grad degree in IT or something related to it, like Computer Science or MIS. With your GPA, you could get into some okay programs if your GRE is quite high - that, plus your solid work history, would make up for the low GPA. But your GRE would need to be high. In addition, I'd imagine that you're missing some of the prerequisite coursework needed by most grad programs, but that's not unusual. Most grad programs will tell you, right on their website, what courses you need as pre-reqs, and you can take those courses with them or somewhere else before you apply. If you do well in them, that'll also be influential.





If your GRE ends up being so-so, you may have difficulty getting into a grad program. But see how that goes. There are less competitive grad programs out there, and even with a low GPA, if your GRE is okay you'd get in somewhere. Would take some research on your part to find the right schools, but it's completely realistic that you'd get in.





You can do an undergrad program, but if you do decide to take this path, I'd have you look at the second degree programs that many universities offer. In these programs, because you already have a bachelors, you only focus on your major courses, and thus graduate much faster than you would have if you'd had to do an entire bachelors from scratch.





But check the grad schools first. Take a sample GRE, see how you do. Then start trying to find schools that fit your GPA and test scores - and there will be some - and focus on those.