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Re:High-School Shop Students Attract Skilled-Trades Job Offers by vlovich123 on Sunday May 11, 2025 @06:10PM (#43957595)
Is an undergraduate in engineering a professional degree or an undergrad degree?
Re:High-School Shop Students Attract Skilled-Trades Job Offers by michaelt on Sunday May 11, 2025 @06:52PM (#43957920)
In the chart linked by mmcwilliams, an undergraduate degree in engineering would normally be a "Bachelor's Degree" - assuming the certificate awarded at the end says "bachelor of science" or something similar.
Re:High-School Shop Students Attract Skilled-Trades Job Offers by mmcwilliams on Sunday May 11, 2025 @07:30PM (#43958180)
The differentiation here is usually that a professional degree follows a bachelors or undergrad degree. Law school and medical school are categorized differently than masters degree programs. In US colleges an engineering degree would typically be an MA and in some fields the MA is not a terminal degree.
Re:High-School Shop Students Attract Skilled-Trades Job Offers by fooker on Sunday May 11, 2025 @06:29PM (#43957738)
This varies a lot.

Some engineering programs make sure students are learning specialized practical skills, others make sure they get a solid grounding in basics so they have an easier time in picking whatever engineering discipline strikes their fancy.

There are pros and cons for both.