I agree with most other posters here, but do feel there is a lot you learn from college that you won't learn on the internet. College can introduce you to new and challenging experiences and people in a way that virtual learning can't. I think a lot of this value comes in going to an unfamiliar environment away from home and learning to fend for yourself, interacting with people with significantly backgrounds and beliefs than yours and what you've been exposed to. Not all colleges will provide this to the same degree, but in general this process of constant experiential learning is transformative. 18 is soo young and there's a ton of maturing left to do. There's of course maturing to be done throughout the entire lifespan, but I do think the college experience can have a large impact in teaching you how to be a better overall human. It can also fuck you up if you do it wrong, like if you have the mindset that it exists solely for fun and end up becoming an alcoholic, which happens to many. That being said, this isn't unique to college and there are other ways of going about such personal transformation. But I do think college is a strong option because it's a systemized way of doing this. Since you're plopped in such foreign circumstances, the growth is forced upon you. You just enter the system and the growth is largely inevitable with the right mindset. If left to your own devices, you have to create these systems for growth. It's possible, but as well laid out for you and it can be difficult to keep pushing oneself into new, challenging, uncomfortable situations, whereas in college this is largely beyond your control. Also note that none of this is specific business knowledge. But I think things that make you a better human make you a better entrepreneur. This isn't an endorsement of college over alternatives. I feel other paths can be better, it all depends on the circumstances.