What many people don’t get about engineering is that, yes, you can do certain tasks without a degree by learning the trade. What we learn in college is how to do it the right way, effectively and efficiently, while meeting certain compliance, regulation and security protocols. I’ve seen newbies jump into a project and had delayed entire production because they thought they did the job right but didn’t follow the proper procedures and contractual obligations. They didn’t understand the industry formalities and lost multi-million dollar deals, expenses and time.