The real customer of a college education is the gratuate’s future employer. Everyone in the process should be happy if the employer is satisfied with the final product. In addition, the market rate for the profession obtained through the education should be enough for the graduate to support his or her self and pay back the cost of the schooling they chose. Regardless of what the proponents of “education for education’s sake” may say, a graduate who is unemployable and therefore unable to pay back any education debt has wasted everyone’s time and money.
I really don't care if I make enough money to pay back the tuition spent. All of this effort is entirely for “education's sake”. To me it is like sipping fine wine instead of drinking water from the tap. It is purely for my enjoyment.