The world needs ditch diggers too. Fortunately we all have a choice in the matter. Under communism, you get assigned a job. Here you might wanna go to college one way or the other, or, enjoy asking ‘would you like fries with that?’.
I went back to school in my late 30s. I am living proof that it is possible to go back to school and graduate late in life. If one thinks that one needs a collage degree to achieve what one wants, it is very possible to still get that degree, even later in life. It just takes some ingenuity and perseverance.