You actually think someone who went through "the rigour of a full college education" is any less likely to screw up than someone who passed a certification exam

You actually think someone who went through "the rigour of a full college education" is any less likely to screw up than someone who passed a certification exam? I know plenty of people who coasted through a CS&E degree (Computer Science and Engineering) at my school, and I'm not sure I'd want them writing the software for "airplanes and cars and powerplants". The point is that a degree doesn't prove much, and a certification can prove approximately as much at a significantly lower cost.