(All the normal caveats apply: I don’t know anything about your life circumstances, your preferences, your interests, your abilities, etc. i’m also making fairly broad assumptions about finances, and what kind of lifestyle you might want.)

Yes, you should go to college. There are a small number of situations for which makes sense for a person to not go to college. If you are the next Bill Gates, or if you already have considerable work experience and a strong network, or if you have some kind of a specialized skill and a clear plan for how you will support yourself financially, then consider not going to college. But (in expectation) attending college is one of the best things you can do for your lifetime earnings. I don’t recall specific studies, but I suspect it’s also very correlated with a variety in general life stability factors.

It does take a long time and it is expensive. You can mitigate some of that with scholarships and transferring credit from community college or from cheap online options (such as https://app.sophia.org, where you can take a lot of general ed classes).

It is also an incredible maturing experience, where you’ll meet lots of new people, many of whom will become strong, professional, contacts and/or lifelong friends. Many people meet romantic partners in college.