My younger son took an intensive 90 hours only in IT after getting out of the Air Force as an IT guy. He’s making well into six figures. Focused on the data and rejected the fluff.
My oldest son dropped out of college to become a radio disc jockey. He later decided to apprentice as a transmitter engineer at a station he was working at. He is now regional engineering manager for a huge radio network making a six figure income. No college. Just hard work.