What's the consensus on this here? I've worked in tech for 15 years and have never been asked for my qualifications once. What's important is learning what you need to land an entry level job or to take on some freelance work and from there you can work yourself up.
Given tuition fees these days I find it absurd someone would willing pay up for a crappy education that largely won't teach them the practical skills they need for employment anyway. I knew a lot of people who weren't able to land jobs after getting a degree in comp sci so the idea that there will be a job waiting for you when you graduate is wrong.
By far the most important thing to do is land your first job so I'd argue you'd be better spending job searching for 2-3 years than going to college and getting yourself into a ton of debt then finding out if you're even employable after it all.
Plus, assuming you care about learning, you'll almost certainly learn more this way too.