I graduated high school as an honor student. Small town people got the best of me. Instead of waiting to enter college in the fall, I jumped into a business school that I could enter straight after graduating. I was bored senseless. After a few months, I applied for a job that I thought I would like, worked days, and continued school at night. Still not being able to handle the people where I lived, I quit my job, and much to my dad's dismay moved over a hundred miles away, alone..
Luckily, I still had no problem finding a decent job. I took some classes to gain more knowledge of my job at the time, which prepared me to a point for the job I've now worked close to thirty years. I never dreamed that grasping different types of knowledge when they were offered would be such an asset. During this time, I went through a thirteen month marital mistake, divorced and decided to take night classes at a small college. I met my present day husband during this time.
We married, two years later, I started doing what I'm doing now. My computer skills came from hands on experience and being able to comprehend what I read when learning new programs. I even teach other employees the programs if they can't grasp it. Although I don't have a degree, I have a grasp on the concept of learning. Never think you know it all, and when knowledge is offered, absorb it and store it. You never know when it will be useful.
My opinion of levels of education? By all means, get all you can and want. It's always a plus