I've taken classes at two small private colleges and a community college in the US (total of seven years, mostly part-time, for an undergraduate). None were on

I've taken classes at two small private colleges and a community college in the US (total of seven years, mostly part-time, for an undergraduate). None were on the usual elite list. But you're right that I don't know much about universities in other countries. >Unless you are privileged enough to attend an ivy league university you will not be taught by experts of a field. The majority of university teachers across the world are average people of average skill Average skill of an expert in the field is good enough. Not an "expert among experts," but an expert nonetheless. And most people will end up as experts of average skill, so that's fine. I majored in math, and all my professors knew more about the subject, knew how it was used, and had their own research going on. Again, not an elite college, so they weren't big projects, but these people weren't just failures who found a cushy job. As a student, "more skilled than me" is all I needed. Anything they knew beyond what I should learn in college wasn't useful to me. It only mattered they knew how to teach it to me. >Also there’s no evidence for your claim that 4 years university get you better skilled than 4 years of self disciplined learning and work experience. Alright, you got me there. Do you have links to non-anecdotal and contrary evidence? Otherwise, I'm going study-hunting.