Having a degree will make it much easier to work in different nations due to visa restrictions that sometimes require college degrees (though you might want to

Having a degree will make it much easier to work in different nations due to visa restrictions that sometimes require college degrees (though you might want to do some analysis on what the options are and how much they've changed since I last look into this). There's an off chance you might learn something that you might not have otherwise if you take the college approach, however I'm not sure it's worth the cost.