<HTML>Yes, but without the accredited recognition equivalenc= e of a BS, MBA, or Ph.D. degree, this will never impact the way (in which) s= chools evaluate one's performance and salary ladder. Look at any school's sy= stems pay scale and it is very clearly spelled out for faculty members with = BS degrees, compared to MBA, and Ph.D. degrees. Professional staff degrees g= o into this foggy area which is nebulous at best. Lets face, we work in a profession which has no entry level standards and ex= tremely vague references with regard to professional standards..other than R= PT. Which I argue still doesn't impact the public to the degree in which we = think it does. Don't get me wrong I would love no love nothing more to see our profession e= levated to heights more deserving. But we have a long way to go to convince = a public which still views this profession, in general, as a so-so way of ma= king a living. As long as someone can read the first page of a piano tuning book, get some = business cards made, hang a shingle, and then charge the same amt. as the mo= st experience tech in the area, you got a problem. On the upswing of this argument is the serious piano playing public does und= erstand the training needed in order for us to work at the level that we do.= They do appreciate the fine nuances a good tech can bring to a given piano.= It's another issue altogether to be able to establish accredited credential= s which can be used across the board to evaluate one's performance. We have a long way to go on this one. Tom Servinsky, RPT </HTML>