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I think it is the best four years of life for many (maybe most?) Americans at least This cannot be true as most Americans do not go to college. Of those that

I think it is the best four years of life for many (maybe most?) Americans at least This cannot be true as most Americans do not go to college. Of those that do, most do not do it the "traditional" timeframe of 4 contiguous years after high school. For example, only 36% of 25-30 year olds have a college degree: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_attainment_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_attainment_in_the_...

caseysoftware 7y ago
You're right, it's not true. It's just great marketing through university's marketing departments, the media, etc.
russell_h 7y ago
That statistic only reflects students who graduated and doesn't support your claim that "most Americans do not go to college". It appears that claim is wrong: "In October 2018, 69% of 16- to 24-year-olds who graduated high school in 2018 were enrolled, with 9 out of 10 reporting they were full-time students – a marginal increase over 2017 high school graduates, 67% of whom were enrolled in college or university. Over the last decade, that figure has fluctuated between 66% and 70%." https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2019-04-25/college-enrollment-stays-flat-at-69-continuing-a-decade-long-trend https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2019-04-... It is probably worth recognizing that for students who go to college for the experience there is little incentive to graduate.