Take a look at my response to the other response to my grandparent comment. I think the role of a university is just too large. Universities cannot do everythi

Take a look at my response to the other response to my grandparent comment. I think the role of a university is just too large. Universities cannot do everything at once, so bloating is a concomitant effect. This bloating decreases the efficacy of the university system on all fronts. A good college is all of what you say, but that's not what college is today (for most people who go to college, not top-tier Ivy Leagues and such). For the less fortunate, college is more of a "slog your way through four years of shitty living and disinterest to get a probably worthless piece of paper".