Tuition has only exploded because of unlimited government-backed student loans. They created this problem with the "good intentions" of providing everyone an op

Tuition has only exploded because of unlimited government-backed student loans. They created this problem with the "good intentions" of providing everyone an opportunity to study any subject at any price regardless of job prospects. The problem isn't credentialism per se, although a large number of people were advised to go to college for the most generic stuff on the theory that "any" college degree doubles your lifetime earnings no matter what you study.