A better idea is to “fix the broken” first.
A doctor sees a 1,500 pound man at his home, because he cannot even fit out the door. The man tells the doctor that he wants an exercise regimen to make him a marathon runner.
“Well, first you need to shed all your superfluous weight,” says the doctor.
“Do I have to stop gorging myself? Can’t a just add some food to my diet that will make me more athletic?”
This is the basic problem with universities today. If they just slice off the gigantic rolls of fat, they will have lots of money to concentrate on helping students learn things they need. But they refuse to do it on their own.
So start with their states’ legislature. Make a list of the degrees the university offers, and how many graduates with those degrees are placed in degree related jobs in six months or a year.
If they aren’t getting good jobs, no longer fund those degrees. And prohibit students from taking loans to pay for such degrees. And fire faculty and staff involved with those degrees.
So goodbye, ethnic and gender studies, etc.
Once they take out entire majors, then focus on non-critical but mandatory courses for the remaining majors. What good is a 4-year degree if you have to waste a year and a half of it on indoctrination and socialization? Dispense with those expensive wastes.
Then get rid of the indoctrination and socialization aspects, not the general ed requirements. A UNIVERSITY education is supposed to be about more than just your major. It is supposed to expose the student to a host of different ideas and a breadth of knowledge, not just a particular subject.
If you want to learn only one thing, go to a trade school, a vo-tech school, or your local community college.