@migha2
No if you’ve been practicing and already built some Web, Mobile or even System apps to show off your coding skills. Just make sure to put them on the web pages so everyone can see them.
Yes if you don’t currently have an impressive (Web) Portfolio and thus the degree can speak for itself; for example, I’ve got my Bachelor degree in Computer Science more than 10 yrs ago and now I’m back to college to get Associate degree in Web Development; as the result, some people wonder why I go backward but some hiring managers can see immediately that I’m learning the current coding languages needed for Web Development instead of C, C++ that I’ve got in the past for my BS degree…
If you don’t want to spend too much time in college, get some certificates; however, as it’s short time to obtain those certificates, it’s also short time for you to gain knowledge and experience in those coding languages as well so consider twice which path you should take. Of course, if you have time and money, take both is best but not many people would able to do so, thus, best way is to get some proven coding skills first then some company would pay for you to go back to school to earn more knowledge and skill sets, of course after you’ve get hired.
Last but not least, if some company don’t want to hire you because of your age, it’s age discrimination and most if not all companies avoid it at all cost so don’t worry about your age as long as you can show that you can do the job that they are hiring for.
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