I can't begin to describe how corrupt these institutions are. A few years ago, I had to (for stupid work reasons) take an official test to get a Cloudera certi

I can't begin to describe how corrupt these institutions are. A few years ago, I had to (for stupid work reasons) take an official test to get a Cloudera certification. I went to a for-profit university testing location to do so. It was one of the big chains. While I waited and waited for the grossly incompetent staff to get the testing machine working, I sat and listened to students coming in to an office concerned with payment. The door was wide open, and I could hear the conversations clearly. People who weren't equipped to a level of waking up on time, let alone getting to class, were trying to stop attending classes and leave. They were repeatedly goaded and told that they should stick with school, despite the fact that there was zero chance these folks were going to be able to get jobs with these bullshit degrees. All financed by US taxpayer subsidized loans that aren't covered by bankruptcy. Truly depressing and made me sad.