[moehoward]

"One study found that 8.7 percent of all economic growth between 1959 and 1998 could be attributed to increased education"

Gee, that's quite a spread there. I imagine most of that 8.7 occurred during the earlier years when there were actually jobs waiting for college grads.

And I'd like to see a pie chart showing the correlation between percentage of college finacial assistance vs actually attaining a degree. From what I've seen the less skin in the game = less importance placed on attending class. Eventually the beneficiary losses interest and drops out.

[Vigilanteman]

I'm actually old enough to remember with a good Liberal Arts degree was sought by employers. This is because Liberal Arts majors were taught how to think, reason and adapt to many different and changing situations.

It was also before they were taught what to think and to regurgitate socialist talking points.

There are still a handful of colleges and universities which still offer the old-fashioned Liberal Arts degree and has multiple job offers waiting for graduates. One of the better known ones is Hillsdale.