Skill is crazy important to have, especially now a days. A higher education is just to get your foot in the door of certain places of employment. Most of what you can learn in college, you can learn on YouTube. To be fair, there are some things you can learn only in a classroom if you're able to get a hands on experience. The great thing about college is you can make connections with people that have connections.

I live away from the USA so having a degree is crazy important if you want to work.