Certifications vs Degrees in IT

"Industry surveys suggest a substantial share of IT managers consider certifications equally or more valuable than degrees for technical roles." (removed the unverified precise 52%/CompTIA attribution) "Many technology employers report significant success hiring cloud engineers and security analysts without four-year degrees. A candidate who has passed AWS SAA, written production Terraform, and can talk through their security architecture decisions is often more valuable to these employers than a computer science graduate who cannot configure an IAM role. That said, for engineering manager roles, employers more often prefer candidates with degrees because of the broader thinking patterns that formal education is seen to develop." (de-attributed to plain prose)