[twblalock]

I know quite a few people who went to various California public colleges and universities and earn that much. In tech, it's the choice of major, not the university, that really matters -- and even companies that have policies of only hiring from certain universities tend to apply that only to new grads.

I know several people who have succeeded in tech in staff+/leadership roles without any college degree at all!

In law, and medicine, and academia in general? Sure, your pedigree matters. But in tech, and in many engineering fields, a state school degree is all you need.

[juve1996]

Of course its possible. The path exists. The problem is many can't take the path to begin with.

Just look at the numbers. If it was so easy, again, everyone would do it. It's not.