Colleges as they currently exist are nearing extinction. It may not seem so now, but the current paradigm can’t continue. The cost/benefit analysis is upside down. The replacement for colleges is already at hand, it is the professional certification. If you want to work in Quality you have to join a professional society which will provide all the education you need, and a certificate. (Of course, you have to perform some QA course work every year and pay to keep up your citification. But that certification is what employers are looking for, not a college degree, which is largely useless now for employment purposes.) The same is true for other employment specialties like being a program manager. Again, a private organization provides the courses and the certification.
“The replacement for colleges is already at hand, it is the professional certification.”
Unfortunately a prerequisite for a lot of professional certifications is a college degree.
Agreed.
Most college campuses should be converted to old folks homes for our aging population, while the kiddos can attend “commuter schools” and/or study online.
The cost - benefit analysis is that colleges produce legions of Leftist voters. So some way will be found to keep them afloat by hook or by crook.
Most likely by crook.
Mike Rowe was on FOX last night. He wants more to get a marketable skill such as plumbing rather than a degree in underwater basket weaving.
The same is true for public schools. There is NO reason for classroom instruction any more. Individualized lessons can be offered over the internet for a much lower cost per student (or none....see Kahn Academy). Public facilities will only exist for those subjects that need hands-on lab-type experience. Once a student has tested proficient in classroom work for a specific subject, he is allowed to take lab courses for the subject "at school".