If you are a computer geek, you don't NEED a degree if you are properly motivated, but good luck job hunting for a lot of careers (accountant, civil engineer, t

If you are a computer geek, you don't NEED a degree if you are properly motivated, but good luck job hunting for a lot of careers (accountant, civil engineer, teacher, historian, psychologist, ETC). I personally think that technical schools are great. Skip all the elective and arts garbage that you have to take in college. BTW, I was just talking to a civil engineer last night at the gym (after a game of basketball). He said that he (and other civil engineers) learned the majority of his skills on the job, and not during college (I have found this to be true in software dev as well). The problem with many of the jobs that I listed though is that you can't even get your foot in the door to those careers without a degree.