My question is, to what degree is college a training center, and to what degree is it a toll bridge to the middle class? If I get charged $100 to cross a toll

My question is, to what degree is college a training center, and to what degree is it a toll bridge to the middle class? If I get charged $100 to cross a toll bridge in my car to get to my job, I wouldn’t consider myself to have gotten a good deal, regardless of pay.