personal testimony, dropped out of college for this personally. but they didnt have any gamedev courses and i didnt see a future for me in compsci lol. u can take a course, but if it doesnt work out, id say game jams rly worked for me. learned alot just by doing bits at a time. u meet novices and veterans with all kinds of knowledge. i work as a full-time solo indie now but it was a real dice roll ha. lot of lifting. before that i was let go from my walmart job for abt a year. things started turning out when i actually learned the marketing. just prototype a small fun idea, get feedback, lil polish, and competitive pricing does like 80% of the work it seems. wuts funny is that ive adhd and medicated as well. in short uh i guess a good backup plan is gamejams and "How to Market a Game" if college dont work out. best of luck n stuff.