Being well-rounded (Score 1)

Theoretically you could get a CS degree in one year, but the universities typically want you to take a certain amount of English, Math, History, Government, plus a certain amount of electives that aren't in your major. They want you to be "well-rounded," and I think that most employers who are looking for degreed CS professionals want well-rounded people as well. People who just want the job done won't care if you have a degree in the first place. But as you know, the work life is much more about interpersonal stuff and good politics and being responsible, etc, so there's probably not much a full degree can add to that. And while you could CLEP out of some things, CLEPing just means you don't have to take the lower courses, so you take the same 3 hours, but at a higher level. So it really doesn't buy you anything. Anyways, good luck. You might try some internet degrees, that way you can whiz through the history and focus on the CompSci side of things.