Graphic Design Studies

You will be entering a highly competitive field so you should be sure you have the talent. A good psychometric or aptitude test is well worth the investment. If the results show without a doubt that you do have the talent and you enjoy designing and drawing you should go to a good professional school and not to one that teaches different SW packages. Check out the school's graduates and their successful positions in the design world. Visit design exhibitions to see what is current and speak to those in the field. There are many opportunities in many varied areas so if you are really good and get good professional training you should do well. Good Luck!!

You might be a maverick who can really go on the fly. Obvioously most people aren't, although they're not all that rare.  A solid background might help you get more focused.

Don't stress about it too much though. If worse comes to worst, you can always make up what you're missing as you go along. If the last thing on your mind right now is going back to school, studying right now will probably be less effective anyway.

I would recommend attending some design courses. I understand that you don't want to begin another degree. I've been in school for 7 years. I think its important to learn some design basics. These courses will help you build your portfolio which is key in getting you hired. Graphic design is much more than just learning the software. What is  your major now? A related field?

You don't say what your first degree was in, if you have transferable skills from that it may be beneficial to get a beginner job at a graphic design agency and learn the skills on the way but if you need to start from the beginning, then look for a position that is adverised that you like the look of and see what requirements they have for the vacancy or phone an agency and ask what they would look for should they be looking for a beginning graphic designer.