> The credibility of a college education in the professional world can't be replaced as easily. I think it depends on the industry. In software development I s

> The credibility of a college education in the professional world can't be replaced as easily. I think it depends on the industry. In software development I stopped even looking at the education of the person applying because I've never found any meaningful correlation between schooling and the capabilities of a developer. In fact at times I found a reverse correlation where the higher the degree the less able they were to code so I try to not even look at all to prevent as much bias as possible in either direction.