[joshink1]

I recently read a story about a very senior engineer (in his 50s) who was denied a working VISA in some European country for not finishing a degree. As inane as it sounds, completing any sort of 4 year degree signals to employers that you are likely not dumb and/or undisciplined (not necessarily the converse). Paraphrasing Steven Pink: college is an inefficient 4 year long IQ and marshmallow test

I'm on the same boat as you, I have 12 yrs exp, operated as head of engineering but I'm tired of ticking "Some college" on applications and having that "uncomfortable" conversation. I want to have the option to go to graduate school or change careers down the line and those paths require at least a bachelor's degree. So I've enrolled in a degree-completion program in a non-CS (but stimulating) field that interests me.

I have finished my core courses and I'm muscling through "uninteresting requirements" like foreign language, gen-ed, etc...

Curious, what do you dislike about formal learning environments?