>I heard from somewhere that folks come out with Special Computer Degrees and people don't want them in general, I guess because the stereotype is that their to cocky in their knowledge of outdated technology.
>Can anybody back that up?

Erik has a good point. University/college has many side benefits. Social, business networking, incessant drinking (water of course)... Some of my fondest memories are of living in on campus in the dorms. It is a chance to work feverishly hard, play hard, be chronically short of cash and to rub elbows with some of the top professors and students in the country.