I think with the world wide web available college must be a breeze. I can do research right from my computer. No wasted hours going to a library doing research.
Depends on the school and the program.
Ivy league, no.
GLBTQ studies, no.
Liberal arts, no.
Business, Engineering, Medicine, Law, hard sciences, at Christian or non-ivy private schools, yes.
School Teachers should be drawn from retirees or sabbaticals from the above listed professions.
NOT from Liberal Args school graduates.