If you are choosing to still attend college, my advice would be to get an A.B.E.T-accredited degree, to fall back upon (I have a non-BE science degree from a prestigious US institution == essentially worthless).

Being an engineer vs. being an engineer tech is a substantially life-quality difference.

But only if you choose to attend (I would not re-attend).

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layman51 4 days ago | parent [-]

Is this related to the exam that some college graduates could take to become professional engineers?

	▲	coredog64 4 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Necessary but not sufficient: My aerospace engineering degree is from an ABET-certified school. However, I skipped the class (and test) that puts you onto the track of being able to call yourself a professional engineer. I would also suggest looking at the ABET certification interval for different campuses. It was a point of pride on our campus that we had a longer interval compared to the more established campus. We got the longer interval because ABET trusted our program to not need constant supervision.
	▲	ProllyInfamous 4 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Exactly. Most 4-year engineering programs are accredited (but definitely not all). Rougly speaking, it cuts the professional experience requirement in half, and makes the entire process of becoming a P.E. (professional engineer) much simpler (not easier). There are multiple field tests, including the Fundamentals & Engineering exam that allows you to 2x your eng.tech. experience.