A discussion from another community...
I thought this might be of interest for you. They are basically talking about college vs trade school vibe - Or, a degree vs working with a mentor or a coach in understanding how to do what you want to do. Yes. If you are planning to be a surgeon, lawyer, or a rocket scientist, you might want to get a "Degree" first. But in our case, if you want to open your own business as a recording studio or a music producer - Find someone that you trust to show you "How" they did it. Have your coach basically hold your hand and guide you through the mistakes you are going to make because he or she has already made those mistakes. As a studio owner for many years, I've seen "Graduates" from prestigious, high end, Expensive, colleges/universities come to me asking for a job with a diploma, a resume, and a dream and still not know how to actually DO the thing. Cool. You read about it and passed a test, but still can't do it. No thank you. Go build some "Experience" and then call me.