Very informative article. This Gen-X parent of three college students has two words to add: Community College.
Bingo! And 15 years from now, nobody will know or care that they went to a community college. They may care somewhat if they graduated from a decent 4 year college after community college, but unless you’re in there pitching for a job at a top tier law or accounting firm, nobody will care where you graduated from. And if they do, you don’t want to work there anyway.