I have gone to college (although I am not enrolled this semester due to my current work load), and I intend to get a degree because I want the KNOWLEDGE - not the paper.
I realized exactly how the market was using college degrees when Miller Brewing started requiring their entry-level floor sweepers to have at least two years of college! At that point I realized it was nothing more than a parsing tool!
So, if you are getting a degree to get a better paying, more prestigious job - you are really wasting your money! But, like someone else stated - if you are interested in gaining the knowledge then the sheep skin is just a bonus!
Which is why I left, and dropped out. I didn’t return until 4 years later. I was disgusted by the whole system. And frankly, probably somewhat burnt out from the whole treadmill.
Really? In my field, starting salaries average about 80k a year. Hard to get that without a degree.