I think this point is a lot more salient for CS majors than other liberal arts majors. After pursuing a 4 year liberal arts degree in undergrad and now pursuing

I think this point is a lot more salient for CS majors than other liberal arts majors. After pursuing a 4 year liberal arts degree in undergrad and now pursuing a CS graduate degree (after working in the industry some years), I can safely say from experience that I would NEVER have been exposed to a majority of the important concepts without higher education, and I think I'm much better off for it. Besides forcing a solid work ethic (science and math at the higher ed level is considerably harder than the equivalent liberal arts), the things you learn will actually be used.