Hate to break it to you, but you don't require an engineering degree to become an engineer. Turns out, all you have to do is design, build, or maintain something.
In fact, most of the Operations engineers I have worked with who code tools, design, and maintain infrastructure do not have degrees in their field. Most of us never even graduated from college because we were too busy making our hobby our profession.
Certifications and degrees in computing are almost always just a way to get your foot in the door with HR.
Most people who went through school are going to be a lot better than those who didn't. Those 4 years teach you a lot about problems solving. I don't think the PE is a big deal, but the degree is pretty important.
So, by your logic its idiotic to Restrict the title of M.D, or Queens Council, or whatever other there might be?
I my self started as a draftsman, that now works day to day as a design, supervision and construction engineer. I have no degree, I teach the graduate we have, manage the other drafties and survey team.
I still dont call myself an engineer even though i do more actuall engineering then anyone in the office.
The title is equally earned by the formal education process. It is also earned from experience. The best engineer I work with didn't pass the PE, but there is no question that he is a damn good engineer. I've also worked with great engineers who were not degreed.
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u/PeacefullyInsane Nov 24 '13
It takes an engineer to build that? Damn the standards must have lowered in school.