A school is simultaneously a community of young adults; a physical campus for them to live; a continuation[1] of a holistic, multi-subject education; a training

A school is simultaneously a community of young adults; a physical campus for them to live; a continuation[1] of a holistic, multi-subject education; a training program for a specialty; an economic, social, and political escape for many young adults[2]; a support system; a means to gaining a visa; and a way to find a partner and friends. Most people go for at least two or more of these reasons. Even if a school is not ideal in a lot of ways, there are no alternatives that provide even a fraction of these benefits. The only way that I could see higher education disrupted is by the government. If the government created a non-military service where young adults could work for the government, get trained in a career, while fraternizing with other young adults and getting paid a low but reasonable salary, perhaps that could divert people from university. Of course this would probably be mostly students who come from low-income backgrounds, as this service would not fulfill the requisite status and network building requirements that more privileged students seek. Which, now that I think about it, is also why a lot of low-income students attend college. So perhaps this would not work as well. [1]: Continuation is generous. Often it's a necessary supplement to a watered down, propagandist, taught-to-the-test high school education. [2]: Especially young adults who are queer, or who do not follow the political or religious beliefs of their parents.