Seems like from what you described, the main challenge is reliance on entrenched businesses are gatekeeping the entry knowledge and training. I wonder if trade

Seems like from what you described, the main challenge is reliance on entrenched businesses are gatekeeping the entry knowledge and training. I wonder if trade schools would be a good way to bypass this bottle neck. I suppose you would still have the problem of people selecting the low ROI degree instead of trade schools, but they would still have the option after they understand "they messed up".