College is not just about finishing up your courses to start a job. College teaches you the skills to be successful in real life. Your degree is a validation of

College is not just about finishing up your courses to start a job. College teaches you the skills to be successful in real life. Your degree is a validation of the courses you took but all the other courses are just as valuable in teaching you all the skills that you will need besides coding to grow both as a person and in your career. A CIS degree definitely gave me an edge when I started working in my field at 31 ( over people with other degrees in the same field and who had 10 years under their belt)but it was my other skills like leadership and understanding of the business that took me from a web developer to the head of a professional services team in just 6 years.