[mattbeck]

My career in tech has never suffered for not having a college degree.

I have lost jobs to people who had advanced degrees, but as far as I know I've never lost out on a job due to lack of a bachelor's.

When I'm hiring I care less about your degree than just about anything else. Having a degree definitely won't hurt you, but it's not nearly as much of a qualification in my industry as practical experience is.

That said, I've definitely taken college classes when they offered something I wanted to learn, and I would like to do more of that - not for the degree, but because learning stuff is cool.