A Question for Those in the Industry

[Boylston]

Being an engineering manager, is there a point (after Xish many years of working in the industry) that which college I got the degree from becomes eclipsed by my actual experience and what companies I have worked for?

And kind of rough idea would be great (because ohio state used to suck ass but now its very selective, and unfortunately carries the older stigma to a lot of older employers as i have been told)

There is absolutely a point. It depends on the strength of your work experience as a professional, and the relative strength of your education. My undergraduate Chem Eng degree from Texas A&M (a strong school, but not amazingly top-tier) was eclipsed by my professional experience in 3-4 years. Not that it didn't count, but just that it became a minor point on my resume.

"BS Chem Eng, Texas A&M, Completed 1995" - That's it.

I do not look at school at all and only use the company's imposed GPA limit to screen resumes.

I have found a big difference in performance between students from different tiers of schools, moreso with graduate level work, but also with undergraduate engineering hires. There are exceptions to every rule, and NOTHING replaces good interviewing/screening, but I have lower expectations from students graduating from average (or worse) colleges. This is not educational snobbery, it's a lot of correlation with job performance I've seen over my career.