Who says you need 4 years of college and a heap of student loan debts to qualify for a 6-figure paying job? 
 
Hitting that 6-figure mark for degree holders might be plain sailing, unlike for non-degree holders. However, there are also a lot of wildly successful people who paved their way to 6 figures without a full degree.

Having a degree can be useful, but it is not necessarily the only route to success. We’ll consider how, shortly.