> I have a (perhaps unpopular) pet theory that college as we know it going to cease to exist sometime in the next several decades. This has been an on going pr

> I have a (perhaps unpopular) pet theory that college as we know it going to cease to exist sometime in the next several decades. This has been an on going prediction since, and likely before, television became a thing. Universities are worthwhile because you're surrounded by other driven students. The social aspect is at least as important as the quality of educational instruction, and remote learning isn't going to replace that any time soon. It isn't even a good replacement for in-person instruction, but at least it's starting to become a workable alternative. > future generations will look less favorably at taking on a huge debt burden to attend in-person college I agree here, but it will likely mean that student pick less expensive universities or some other in-person alternative (e.g., in the states, community college for two years -> two years at a state university).