Getting ignored at a career fair once they know you go to a college rather than a university 🙄

that's BS.. in our industry a 4 year degree is optional...I wish people (recruiters) would stop trying to bring their old world views into our culture.

I don't think college or university is any indicator of the type of develop you will be.

I've been through two rounds of hiring for a junior dev. In both cases The people I chose both happened not to have a degree.

They were picked because they spoke passionately about their development interests and had a portfolio demonstrating skills we could work with.

I'm a developer on interview loops and I don't care what your background is; if you can't read and write code, you're out. If you can do both, you're a maybe. If you can speak to the "why" and discuss the reason behind the code, you're in. After a few years your degree is an irrelevant measure, but a degree can be helpful to get your foot in the first door or two. Get the experience you can and soon enough it won't matter (to those you would want to work for).