These types of things are always a cause and effect relationship, and I feel we never look at the cause. This line bothers me in particular: > So, is college

These types of things are always a cause and effect relationship, and I feel we never look at the cause. This line bothers me in particular: > So, is college still worth it? In the most simplistic terms, yes. It is only worth it because we've made it a requirement to find employment with growth potential outside of the trades or sales. Hell, even some sales jobs are requiring degrees now. If Corporate America was honest with itself about which jobs REALLY required a degree versus just some level of experience, college would become devalued in some respects. I'm 'one of the lucky ones'. I don't have a degree, I work in a fairly important job for a fortune 100 company. I am paid fairly well for my area and I enjoy my job. My experience built up over time got me to where I am, but I know many others who weren't afforded the same chance just because their resume didn't have a piece of paper and debt attached to it. That being said I'll probably eventually hit a wall where I can't advance anymore, and I'm probably OK with that. The other cause we've failed to address is the constantly rising cost of going to college. Government programs to increase loan availability (and forgiveness) have just raised the price, because the student can "afford" it.