This leaves off the fact that employers use a college degree as a filter, rather than evidence of any training or accomplishment.
There remain pockets of sanity where employers refer to college graduates as snot-nosed college kids, and that’s cleaning it up considerably.
Some employers would rather hire a high school escapee with dyslexia, as long as he has a history of showing up on time and producing a dependable output of work.
I live and breathe close to a college of some glory in the academic community. The “students” are mainly hedonistic morons working hard toward life degrees in Alcoholism, with a minor in Self-Esteem.
And the reason they do it is because of the EEOC and the Supreme Court's "Duke Power" case, which barred employers from using tests to base hiring decisions on, if the tests had "disparate impact" on minority hiring.
Eliminate that one thing, allow employers to test employees for IQ, reading comprehension, writing, and math ability, and the need for college goes away for most hires.
“This leaves off the fact that employers use a college degree as a filter, rather than evidence of any training or accomplishment.”
When I was a hiring manager, it at least provided a means to discern who was willing to go through the effort to improve themselves. Still, for IT positions it was more important to have the desired skill than the certification or degree.