College is rarely about learning specific facts and procedures that you will directly use in your future employment. If you want that, go to a trade school or a

College is rarely about learning specific facts and procedures that you will directly use in your future employment. If you want that, go to a trade school or a boot camp. A good college CS program will train you how to think, learn, problem solve and make educated decisions in general. While you do not need college to learn how to do this, college gives students the resources and time to learn these skills.