CMV: You don't need to go to college if you want to join the workforce (as a software engineer)

I am a self-taught software engineer and I work at a very good company (doing very well financially) in New York. With all the expenses of college, you could buy a $2000 computer, $1000 phone and travel to Europe for a month and still have $15,000 left over to start your career with. It makes no sense to me why you need to go to college. The other good thing is, even if I wanted to I could never go into that kind of debt even if I wanted to.<br><br><br>EDIT: Let me address some common misconceptions here. <br><br>1. That I said anyone can do it. You're right, it's not easy. I didn't say it was. I only said that you don't need college to get into this field. <br><br>2. That I said that other fields don't require college. You're right, they do. Doesn't change the fact that you don't need college to get into this field. <br><br>3. I'm not giving advice on how to get into this field. Just saying you don't need college.<br><br>4. I didn't say anything about whether or not I liked my job. Doesn't change the fact that you don't need college.<br><br>5. Just because you or someone you know couldn't do it doesn't change the fact that you don't need college. <br><br>6. I didn't say that colleges are worthless. They definitely serve a purpose in many fields that require them and in many other ways. What I said was that it isn't necessary for this field.