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Steve Jobs. Bill Gates. Mark Zuckerberg. These are just a few of the wildly successful tech luminaries who dropped out of college to pursue their dreams and build a tech empire. Now you can too, thanks to Lowbar College.

Located in Silicon Valley, Lowbar offers an unheard of educational proposition; enroll and drop out. The first educational institute of its kind, Lowbar provides the opportunity for tech execs to join the greats by placing “College Drop Out” on their resumes.

In the hyper-competitive tech industry, a premium is placed on the type of unbridled genius and courage associated with those who drops out of college and say, start a $430 billion dollar company named after a fruit. Lowbar seeks to offer that opportunity to everyone.

“For years I’ve heard the same thing from venture capitalists,” says Sam Langer, a 28-year-old Harvard graduate. “’Sure you’re plenty smart and have potential, but if you weren’t willing to drop out, why should we invest in you…’”

Unlike traditional universities, being an engaged student goes against the core principles of the school. Students are reprimanded for showing up to class or doing well on exams. Though seemingly straightforward, difficulties arise when workaholic executives can’t accept failure.

Despite enrolling two years ago, vice president of the music streaming service Tsunami, Steve Shultzman, has yet to drop out.“You know, I try real hard to not care and just drop out, but I can’t stop going to class. I’ve never gotten anything below an ‘A’ and now I’m concerned it’s too late to learn.”

Fortunately, Shultzman is not the norm. Boasting over 7,000 dropouts, Lowbar continues to grow. When asked about his incredible success, founder Ron Powers said, “Honestly, I started Lowbar as a joke, but somehow it became a craze that people are legitimately buying into…but I guess that’s the tech biz for you.”