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I never went to college except for a few night classes. Joined the military and learned a trade. Worked a few years as a laborer, became a supervisor and eventually a full management track. Which is where the night classes came in. Took some job relevant courses in accounting, business management, etc., and I was on my way. My company paid 80% of the tuition and I paid the rest out of pocket as I went.

College debt = zero.

Also, I like to compare my income to peers who had a college degree and since the early 1990s, I have always made more. Now I make over double the average income of a college graduate (in my age group).

All my life, I have read books constantly, lots of non-fiction such as history, biographies and the sciences. As well as much of the classic literature.

Recently I had a relative checking out my private library who had a master's degree in something or another. He mentioned that he had never read any of those books. Though he seemed well versed in Harry Potter.

It used to be a real accomplishment to get a college degree. Now they are handing out college degrees to anybody who can pony up the tuition (or take out massive loans to pay it). As a result, college degrees have been watered down and are mostly useless.

I'll still make an exception for the medical, law and engineering fields. Those degrees by and large require a lot of work and effort and still yield a decent career (if you have the work ethic to apply yourself afterwards). There may be a few other worthwhile majors I missed.