If nothing else, actually completing a degree, whether it takes four years or six, and no matter which  Dean actually signs it (my undergraduate degree was actually signed by the Dean of the Law School, but that's another story), it at least demonstrates enough character that a prospective employer knows you can complete a task.  The cultural benefits of the undergraduate courses I took in sociology, Arabic, political science, logic, philosophy, economics, accounting, history, writing, etc. has clearly given me a different world view than I would have had otherwise, but "the habits and inclinations of learning, leading to clear thinking, decision making, communicating, listening, and working hard when you have to to get things done"  I possessed from my military service prior to my arrival on campus.