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Where'd the title come from? This doesn't have much information about the value of college. > Are companies willing to hire tech people who do not have a degre

• nxsynonym 9y ago
  This seems more like a re-hash of the questions that have been asked hundreds of times already. There's not much critical thought beyond >"I would recommend taking a few humanities and social science courses, even though most tech employers do not list them as job requirements." I think at this point most people are skeptical of the viability of a traditional 4 year degree and the debt it creates. Non-traditional paths have been peddled and marketed extensively. Bootcamps, community colleges, DIY approaches. It's been made clear that companies are willing to hire non-traditional students. The biggest question, in my mind, is what is cap for these types of students? Where does the career trajectory end, and how does that stack up to regular 4-year-degree holders? What is the real value of college these days? Connection building? Prestige? It certainly isn't job security or prospects. Not to mention the dollar-cost trade off of average debts.