I have heard some people saying that experience is more important than a degree, while others say that having a degree even without the experience is more attra

I have heard some people saying that experience is more important than a degree, while others say that having a degree even without the experience is more attractive, because it signals that you're willing to both work hard, and learn I would say it depends on what you want, if you think you'd be more comfortable having a degree were you to apply for a job on another company, either where you live, or in the same country but different place, or even abroad, you should go for it, you'll probably regret not getting the degree later on if what you want is simply to become more marketable, maybe simply learning a sought-after technology or framework could help you achieve that more easily, or faster, depending on how much time you'd need to dedicate for the degree (there is a lot of legacy code in Cobol for instance, telecommunications uses erlang, these aren't all that popular, and BECAUSE of that, the few jobs that use them might pay higher than the average job in programming, just to give an example, though some people would prefer something other that better pay, like shorter commutes, better life-work balance, working on something they can truly get behind, etc.) perhaps I'm biased, because I am in a similar position, I am "taking a break" from my college program for a semester, and working full time as a C++ programmer, and I fully intend on finishing my degree, so I personally would recommend you get the degree, as it might not only make you more marketable, but also give you the opportunity to get a scholarship to pursue a higher degree abroad, if that's something that might interest you (there are a lot of scholarships that get wasted because nobody knows about them)