Personally, I don’t think it will be long before the whole higher education/college paradigm collapses. It’s a different world and people don’t need college as they did following WWII until maybe the 90’s.
There just isn’t anywhere near the value of college as there once was. Outside of STEM curriculum, there is very little that you actually “learn” to help you in a career. College has become nothing more than an extremely overpriced indoctrination camp and a whole lot more people are saying, “No, thanks. Keep your debt.”
Most states now require five years of college to sit for the CPA exam. Many other professions require at least a BA degree.
One solution of course is simply attend a local community college, live off campus and finish the remaining two or three years via on-line courses.
At least one law school, Hamline, has an accredited on-line law school.
Most white collar employers will toss resumes without a college degree into the trash. Unfortunately that’s still the reality.