"Stupid companies have titles and titles are associated with more pay and and more respect." This is even more true in licensed fields. If you have a two year

"Stupid companies have titles and titles are associated with more pay and and more respect." This is even more true in licensed fields. If you have a two year degree, your title will generally be "Engineering Technician", and not "Engineer". And you get to be on a completely different pay scale for the rest of your life as a result of the degree you obtained, even if you do the same work as an Engineer.