I think it depends on what you mean by "education." I don't value college education either as a positive or negative thing generally, and would tend toward being wary of those who have degrees from many of the more famous, prestegious colleges, because it's so difficult to retain a Christian worldview at those places. A lot of Christian colleges might be a strike against a guy as well, though it's harder to express why - seminary would be a good thing, however. There are some colleges that I would be excited to hear someone had gone to, mostly small liberal arts/Western Civ. ones, like
St John's.
But none of that is super important - the thing that really matters is that a person is excited about knowing and learning stuff, and can carry on an intellegent conversation. That's pretty true of friendships as well.
From an essay I wrote earlier this semester:
"Each man is responsible for educating himself. It is a creative act; that of creating a Self, nurturing a mind, forming an intellect. A slow growth, and rarely realized in full. How many would dare say of himself: "I am an educated man" upon leaving a school or college? Education relies on taking what we can from teachers, from books, from life, and leaving the rest where we found it. We build up knowledge; slowly and patiently, or in sudden bursts of illumination Somewhere along the way knowledge blossoms into understanding, and occasionally completes itself in wisdom. This is education."
In that sense education is very important to everyone.
Not sure if that answered your question though
