Once upon a time in real America, most Baby Boomers did not go to college and they didn’t need to becuase there were plenty of jobs that did not require college. But the Baby Boomers who did go to college decided that college is required for almost every job and the economics of scarcity drove the price of college up. Then the government got involved and the price went up more.
Good article and good comment.
I would add that one of the major reasons people think college is required for so many jobs that shouldn’t really require it is because a high school diploma has become so worthless. Too many kids get high school diplomas because of “social promotion” and they graduate without the ability to read, write, or do basic math. Many employers think that a college diploma is a check box for those basic skills. Sadly, many college graduates are lacking in these basics as well.