MBA and your experience

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I was told long ago that a degree just means you're trainable. I dropped out of college because my schedule was too busy (start-up plant in renewable fuels). It consumed me and I worked crazy hours learning every detail and gained mentors along the way. I now oversee 3 plants and over 100 personnel with 15 MBA engineers, while not having a degree. There is still a lot to be said for hard work if you find the right field.

Engineer working in an R&D facility here. Adieatrick here brings up a good point. Credentials matter, but the individual skill sets you acquire are more important than paper credentials.

MBAs are good, engineering MS are good, but learning the detailed skills to solve the difficult and complex problems is where the money is