This is a problem that only this generation, and maybe part of the one after it will need to face. The answer is simple, and we're on the cusp of getting there

This is a problem that only this generation, and maybe part of the one after it will need to face. The answer is simple, and we're on the cusp of getting there. Like any other industry, education needs to be unbundled. The idea that you need to live in a dorm, in a psuedo-society, for four years, taking a broad set of courses is dated and helps nobody but those offering that experience. I predict in a generation we'll have the people making hiring decisions more and more jaded about the value of these educations and less likely to keep perpetuating the myth that you need a degree from a school to do a job. Instead, we'll see more and more certification programs, or micro-degrees, specializing in subjects that matter to the student. I believe it to already be happening - I don't look at education except as an afterthought when reviewing resumes. I don't have a degree, and I'm doing well in my field. The types of jobs where I've ever been discriminated for not having a degree I don't think I would have enjoyed anyway. Working at a 5000 person company that cares more about your score on an HR system than what you could really offer them? No thanks.