College degree earns you respect?

[Lorenzo]

A subject we were discussing over the weekend.

Does having a college degree earn you respect from people and the professional community?

Is your life a failure if you don't have at least a bachelors degree from a university?

What is your take on that?.​

 

[papasmerf]

they type of people why respect the paper and not the skills are not worth having the respect of.

 

[papasmerf]

The college degree can get you in the door, but like PS stated, the performance and professionalism are what counts. There are many I have met that exhibit both without the degree. These qualities come with the person, not with the granting of a degree.

As you may have guessed I am old school in electronics and computers.

I respect skills not papers or E crap

 

[Swagger]

Sometimes being street smart is worth more than any degree.

 

[SneakySnake]

I respect skills not papers or E crap

Then respect to you Pa.

 

[Jpncby]

I have found with no college degree you have to work harder to prove to people that you know your stuff. Without those little letters beside my name people get a bad first impression. It does suck at times but I let my accomplishments speak for themselves.

 

[Wanker]

There are some people that are not intellectually capable of higher education. Especially not at University level.


Saying that. I know a few good people that work with their hands, are great people and make three times as much with those that have degrees.