>It is a lot of training. And not cheap, either. The way it works is you pay nothing up front, then begin paying it back in monthly installments a year later, like a student loan. It is an amount I would gladly pay to make a successful transition to something that is marketable these days.
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>There are cheaper options, of course, and lots of information and resources on the net. I am weighing the learn-it-yourself option as well (already doing some of it, in fact). I just think making that kind of training commitment would differentiate me in a market where many people already have experience with these skills.
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>I don't have an employer who will train me for free. As it happens, I have been hired by three different companies who said they would let me do .NET work, then used me like a ho -- supporting their legacy VFP apps only. At this point I am ready to try a different approach.
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>The reason for having to "choose" C# or SQL Server is those are separate training curricula.

I think you should go with C#.

The company sounds like SetFocus, which is in NJ.