I used to care about the school and tier of school. But now none of that matters. Its "Ivy League (+Stanford, +MIT)" or "anything that checks a box" or nothing

I used to care about the school and tier of school. But now none of that matters. Its "Ivy League (+Stanford, +MIT)" or "anything that checks a box" or nothing. The last being the reality for programmers and a handful of other "professional" trades (a federal labor distinction, not me), unless you are not comfortable being ignored by 10x more recruiters than a degreed person is. Community college firmly fits in the "anything that checks a box" middle just as much as a coveted state school would. Anytown USA Community College is the same as USC or whatever you happen to covet. One gets you cheap credits and some experience and maybe associates degree, the other gets you more expensive credits up to a bachelor's degree. The associates degree can be a cheap way to get half of a bachelor's degree, since it will transfer as a prerequisite. Just do the thing and move on. Or don't. Or go to Ivy League and schools on par with that, if its an option for you. But yeah, I can't knock community colleges. Also, when I was in school (and dissing community colleges) I had no idea that community colleges are full of attractive visa holders, who are checking their own box. Many of them are nannies who were pre-selected by both the agency, and again by the husband/wife duo (and maybe not with equal weight in decision making process) before you ever get a chance to meet them, super not random in attractiveness. Now I know that. Don't overlook them, the community colleges that is. Given all the status chasers and min/max optimizers here, I feel like someone would need to know this.