First of all it is amazing that your son is a self starter and really a builder. It would be a shame to squash that out of him. My thoughts (certainly not a

First of all it is amazing that your son is a self starter and really a builder. It would be a shame to squash that out of him. My thoughts (certainly not a recommendation as every situation is unique) - foundations are always going to be critical. So things like cs (not just software eng), math, physics, biology will be super important because with AI you can have the audacity to tackle 10x harder problems. Now a 150k standardized program may not be the way to go about it. (Back home education was practically free so it was not even a question but in here things are crazy so I get it). My 2 more cents is you have a 1-2 year window where large pct of population is either wary or cautious or unaware of how to use AI properly. If your son is the curious type id encourage him to build like a maniac (heck clone a few high priced SaaS products and learn how to sell). Worst case he loses 4 years while this AI dust settles. Best case he comes out of it with Independence and confidence to do a lot more than a grad who has only done course work (and even those are established in orgs)