Best policy states and feds could follow would be to reroute the funds going into grants and diversity / gender / sandbox programs and put it into two year schools and technical skills.
By technical skills I mean the ability to apply specialty tools and materials to create or repair things plus a working knowledge of the science behind those things. The ability to do useful (shop) math with a pencil and paper should be mandatory.
If the student really likes the field or wants to advance in that or another field then a four year school can provide the ability to understand the math behind what their computer does for them and the social skills needed to perform in a group.
I really believe that some amount of philosophy, history, critical thought, English language, etc. should be required of any advanced education...I really grew tired of "scientists" who could neither spell nor recognize the worth of other disciplines.
Depend on it... MOST of the kids in college are there to prolong their ‘incubation period’ and party as much as possible at mom and dad's expense (your expense and mine as well, if they get assistance $$$$ from the government) They want to extend their immaturity and childhood as long as possible.
I am not talking about the focused and hard working ones working toward graduation with a real motivation.