is to provide to those who can afford it the certificates and diplomas they need to assume their rightful roles in management and executive positions.

For those who can't afford it, its purpose is to provide the technical skills required by industry, as well as the employee discipline needed to be a good worker and pay off that college debt.

I'm glad I went to college in an age when working class kids like me could still afford to get in without going into debt and when our teachers were Greatest Generation working class kids who went through on the GI Bill. The purpose of the University then was to educate youth, not as a tax-subsidized trade school for private industry and Merit Badge rite of passage for rich kids.

When I'm King, I'm going to pass a law that will make it illegal to ask a job applicant what his educational background is UNLESS it can be demonstrated the work absolutely requires specialized training and/or a certificate. If you;re recruiting chemists, a chem degree is a reasonable qualification. If you need a sales Rep or a marketing manager trainee, a degree in French or Pharmacy should not be a prerequisite.