I understand why a college degree may seem attractive and you surely learn something while studying for it. But I personally have never seen a need for it. I dr

I understand why a college degree may seem attractive and you surely learn something while studying for it. But I personally have never seen a need for it. I dropped out of highschool myself, studied programming on my own, got jobs; learned on the job (and studied at the same time). Never got a degree. Never had a problem getting a job. Have seen lot's of people green out of university who couldn't code their way out of a cardboard box, and lots of self-taught people who could... I wouldn't put too much value on that whole "college degree" thing. In the end it all comes down to "can you do the job" and "do you know your subject matter"? How you learned it doesn't really matter. All that matters is whether you know it or don't know it. If someone is getting hung up on diplomas; find somewhere else to work. Formal education is seriously overrated for someone who is capable on learning on their own. In my humble opinion.