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Yes, do it.
I got my degree as a working adult after traditional "uni age". I did so while still working full time professionally taking a couple of classes at a time, never having to go into debt for it. I had decided a degree was something I wanted, so I used my skills as an adult to make that happen. I am better for it too.
Doing higher education as an adult is MUCH EASIER than it was when I tried it after high school. So many "adulting" skills you take for granted make it much smoother. Time management, prioritization, understanding of consequences, desire for the value of the money you're spending, and more.
Yes there are group projects, yes they are annoying, yes sometimes people don't pull their weight and you have to navigate that. Even with all of that the group work was maybe 5% of all the effort put into the degree. Its not that bad, and you'll get through it and achieve your goal.
I actually got an education as well as a degree. I have an understanding of so many topics that I hadn't planned on that don't even relate to my field, such as:
If you're like me, you may have been carrying some amount of shame for not accomplishing your degree in your early 20s as is traditional. You carry that for DECADES and you handwave it away when you focus too much on it. You worry a bit that maybe there is something wrong with you as most everyone else could get the degree, especially after trying a few times since then without following through. You may even worry about your employment prospects when prospective employers find out you don't have a degree. This may also have limited your promotion in your jobs you've held.
All of that disappears when you finish your degree. You are, in an instant, just like everyone else that got their degree (irrespective of when). Also, if you worry that others may question you later on why it took you so long to get your degree. Unless you volunteer it, no one ever knows. When I say or write that I have a Bachelors degree, they always assume I got it after high school like everyone else. If someone asks, I'll certainly tell them otherwise, but no one ever asks.
To quote the Chinese proverb: The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is right now.
So in conclusion: Yes, do it.