@e0c85d7a @fb03856b Nobody is faulting the students in this; it was never a "wrong" decision. Most people, understandably, are concerned with how they will eat from day to day. If the power structure in your society says "in order to eat you must pay for training," That's what most of us will do. I was just pointing out that that wasn't always the primary purpose of a college education. 

 @2a70c54d @fb03856b It's not even really education, necessarily, but *certification of* education.

I worked at a place once where they required a college degree to go around the office campus refilling the break room supplies.  The arrogance on that management policy contributed (slightly) to me leaving earlier than I otherwise would have.