<p>The concern is that the United States does not standards in place to ensure that programs provide a quality college education, especially in the liberal arts.</p>
<p>The idea is that mushy courses and teaching could lead to graduates who don't actually know much.</p>
<p>Per the author, an organization is already addressing this issue (see <a href="http://www.aale.org)%5B/url%5D">www.aale.org)</a>.</p>
<p>I visited the AALE web site, and the list of member organizations is exceedingly short (perhaps a dozen or so American colleges and universities).</p>
<p>So I guess consumers still have to do their own due diligence.</p>
<p>"The idea is that mushy courses and teaching could lead to graduates who don't actually know much."</p>
<p>And there's alot of people who know alot, that don't know much either. There are different types of education. </p>
<p>Outside of potential employers, the value of a college education is strictly the perception of the graduate. Unless Your signing my paycheck, you have no idea what "value" my education is worth. </p>
<p>The market determines the value of education. However, the worth of an education is an individual thing. Not everybody wants or needs to have more money than what they know what to do with.</p>