The article raises the problem of the emerging alarming trend of the higher education’s devaluation for the field of information technology in the society, draws attention to the fashionable trend of obtaining "fast" programming skills without acquiring invaluable knowledge of a fundamental nature, denial of scientific approaches to the creation of software products, as well as the methodological basis design of information systems in accordance with the approved world standards. It has been proven that exclusively higher education provides the necessary competencies in full, since it is supported by a focus on employers' requests and educational programs created on the basis of universities, which are approved by certified experts in the relevant fields of knowledge. The urgent need to transform the thinking of society towards the formation of beliefs about consistency in obtaining education in the field of IT technologies is emphasized.