You mention that the benefits of college would be credentials and connections. I don’t think it was mentioned in the post that you can also expect to learn a lot during the degree about the fundamentals of Computer Science. Therefore, dropping out involves the opportunity cost of the information not learned in college.
In my opinion, the decision of whether or not to stick with college largely involves a decision to minimize opportunity cost involving a comparison of the opportunities college affords and the opportunities available outside of college. The ratio to be measured is the ratio of opportunities in college to those outside of college. The lower this ratio is, the more reasonable it is to drop out of college and vice versa.
You mention that the benefits of college would be credentials and connections. I don’t think it was mentioned in the post that you can also expect to learn a lot during the degree about the fundamentals of Computer Science. Therefore, dropping out involves the opportunity cost of the information not learned in college.
In my opinion, the decision of whether or not to stick with college largely involves a decision to minimize opportunity cost involving a comparison of the opportunities college affords and the opportunities available outside of college. The ratio to be measured is the ratio of opportunities in college to those outside of college. The lower this ratio is, the more reasonable it is to drop out of college and vice versa.