[ipince]

"I might reconsider if I had the kind of funding to get into a truly great tech school"

I don't know if I misunderstood your point, but financial aid at all great tech schools is beyond amazing. In my opinion, money should not be an issue.

[jtallant]

I don't think you misunderstood, I wasn't being specific enough. There is aid but what I mean is I am not comfortable with that kind of debt and in my opinion if someone is driven enough they can learn as much and more than a university graduate without paying for the education. They are just giving up the credibility which in my situation, in my opinion, isn't necessary either. I think there are ways to build credibility other than a college degree and if you put the work in and you really did build the skills and you are building the right relationships, hustling, and making the right connections you will be successful. Of course I haven't pulled all of this off and become massively successful or anything, this is in theory. Part of what I was saying in the blog post was that the debt students are getting in can be crippling and many of them don't understand the full weight of that, and I do not agree that one has to go through the government to receive a certificate of credibility. When information is free, credibility can be free too and the government doesn't have to have a near monopoly on "paper" credibility. An alternate system could be created there is nothing magic about the ones handed down through the government and yes there are private institutions but I'm talking more along the lines of a free system which in my opinion is achievable with current technology.