Perhaps but I have my doubts. With new jobs receiving as much as hundreds of applicants on a single posting, a university degree can significantly help in whitt

Perhaps but I have my doubts. With new jobs receiving as much as hundreds of applicants on a single posting, a university degree can significantly help in whittling down the list. Potential employers can (and do) verify your educational background such as a degree from an accredited university. Even if you had a certificate from a "legitimate code camp" (though I'd argue they're about as valuable as an online TEFL cert) - they have no way to verify it.