I don't know how the scene in Jacksonville is, but I would strongly recommend, if you skip college, to go to a strong technical hub (Silicon Valley, New York, etc). You will have fantastic networking opportunities that you won't have elsewhere, which goes inline with what tptacek's point (d).
FWIW, I am leaving college to take a full-time job at a company in the valley. I was (am) a junior in CS.
FWIW, I am leaving college to take a full-time job at a company in the valley. I was (am) a junior in CS.