Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Thinking about going (back?) to college to get a Computer Science degree? Think it will help you get ahead? Think it will help you land the job quicker and thus kickstart a more solid career?
Well in this video, I want to share why I think computer science degrees (and really most college degrees (in 2023 and beyond) are a bad idea overall.
This video is not to bash CS degrees overall, but more to look at the overall scope of college degrees and why they can, more times than not, do more harm than good, including CS degrees.
What do you think? Would love to hear your comments below.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:10 2 Exceptions
01:59 Disclaimers
02:30 COST
04:43 The Alternatives
05:35 Degree Indecisions
06:08 No longer required
07:05 Times have changed
07:49 How to be self-taught
08:41 Outro
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Thinking about going (back?) to college to get a Computer Science degree? Think it will help you get ahead? Think it will help you land the job quicker and thus kickstart a more solid career?
Well in this video, I want to share why I think computer science degrees (and really most college degrees (in 2023 and beyond) are a bad idea overall.
This video is not to bash CS degrees overall, but more to look at the overall scope of college degrees and why they can, more times than not, do more harm than good, including CS degrees.
What do you think? Would love to hear your comments below.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:10 2 Exceptions
01:59 Disclaimers
02:30 COST
04:43 The Alternatives
05:35 Degree Indecisions
06:08 No longer required
07:05 Times have changed
07:49 How to be self-taught
08:41 Outro
Video Mentions
Meta Front End Developer Track - geni.us/qGID6i
Meta Back End Developer Track - geni.us/4ivt
Meta Database Engineer Track - geni.us/RMlHLG
Meta iOS Engineer Track - geni.us/RHxdO
Meta Android Engineer Track - geni.us/fvqIhr
CS50 Courses - edx.org/cs50
Udemy COMPLETE Web Dev Course - geni.us/A1aq
Another Udemy COMPLETE Web Dev Course - geni.us/CatJn
My Coding Story - youtu.be/eFJGyT3C-Y0
** ZeroToMastery Career Path Coding Tracks **
Web Developer - geni.us/jBigBd
Software Engineer - geni.us/AbMxjrX
Machine Learning - geni.us/GporLlT
Python Developer - geni.us/tv2FJBU
DevOps Engineer - geni.us/MgHtJ
** My Coding Blueprints **
Learn to Code Web Developer Blueprint - geni.us/HoswN2
AWS/Python Blueprint - geni.us/yGlFaRe
Both FREE in the Travis Media Community - https://travis.media/community
** I write regularly **
https://travis.media
** FREE EBOOKS **
📘 https://travis.media/ebooks
LET'S CONNECT!
📰 LinkedIn ➔ linkedin.com/in/travisdotmedia
🐦 Twitter ➔ twitter.com/travisdotmedia
🙋🏼♂️ Website ➔ https://travis.media
#computerscience #selftaughtdeveloper #college
** Some of the links in this description may be affiliate links that I may get a little cut of. Thank you.
