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I didn't do this (I went straight for the university degree) but I would recommend taking the next year as just a regular job/employment or whatever (assuming you have something lined up), and then the next year after that, enter university and get that degree. The reasoning is if you go get your degree and graduate, you'll be in a crappy situation of not having "work experience", yet if you have the work experience but not the degree you could be in an equally crappy situation.

So basically, take a year to get some "work experience" and then get your degree (ideally while still working part-time, if possible) so you'll have both.