I hate to chime in on an obvious troll, but I have to admit I laughed when I read the title.
The thing about college is that, for some of us, it teaches us to learn. Much like the IB program I attended in highschool, the Computer Science program in college forced me to learn how to learn.
It seems silly thinking about it, but looking back I remember a great deal of my peers in the lower level, general knowledge courses who complained about writing two page papers on something they'd just discussed in class. This should not be difficult. A 5-6 page paper was a single night ordeal for me, and a 2 pager just seemed like a silly thing to worry about. For me, it was a walk in the park because I had already learned to write from my time in IB, and before that in the honors middle-school program.
A trend? Yep.
So after college when I took a salaried job writing ColdFusion, a language I had barely even heard of, I picked it up quickly. Of course, that was thanks to having to learn a ton of languages, constructs, and their memory layouts in college. I had learned how to learn, just like highschool taught me to question things and middle school taught me to write (and enjoy writing).
That said, there is definitely nothing that will ever replace real-world experience. However, that coupled with a college education might just save you from picking up a bunch of bad habits and give you that much more of an edge in both life, and your career.
Disclaimer: All mispellings and terribly grammar are to be politely discarded lest the trolls be fed. ;)
