Haha, so you take a job because of the job title ? For me, your value is decided by your skill. Title, the HR can name it anything. They can paid you RM10,000 per month to do kuli work also.

Personally, I don't think you would be able to PASS CCIE without working experience, it's already stated you need at least 2 years working experience to take the exam. People do compare CCIE with any Professor Doctorine programme out there.

If you can get a degree .. why not ?

Cisco Certificate is just a certificate .. but i believe degree will mean a lot for you. But i do have friends with diploma but good in networking too. They graduate earlier and earning big bucks by now. But then, you don't have time or willingness to go for degree once you are in such a position. So ask yourself, what do you value most in your life ?

Even a high school salesman can earn more than you who have a degree .. but looking at it with different perspective, it's something that you gain and lost while giving up something else.