[grania]

It's one of those weird statistics, that a college degree is necessary for everyone. Is it necessary for upper-tier HS graduates who don't aspire to a profession that requires a college diploma? I look around me and say no. I see a lot of these excellent, motivated students who made a good decision with a job, choosing one that offers promotions from within. Many have moved into management, and taken any training they've needed along the way.

That's a statistic that would be fascinating....how is the top quarter (or so) of non-college educated HS grads doing. Also, factor in their lack of debt and their extra years of earning a paycheck.

[RipSawyer]

I know a couple of people who went into “landscaping”, meaning yard maintenance, and have done well enough without college, one now has his own boat and runs a saltwater fishing guide service, he is living his dream now and twenty years ago he seemed to be headed for oblivion.

[kearnyirish2]

I don’t believe college is for everyone, but because education is so bad a bachelors degree is now the equivalent of a high school diploma (with everything that implies for those without them).