@OnMyWay2013 I think there are lot of things you can do without a college degree. Unfortunately, a lot of jobs are now requiring degrees not because they are necessary for the job but because employers can so require. I costs a lot of money for the kids and some are unable to get the jobs because they cannot pay the entrance fee.
If I were king, I would make high school more meaningful. Combination of college prep that we see now and trade/job skills training as well. Jobs that don’t really require a college degree wouldn’t require one. Kids who want to go to college and who will get something out of it can go. Those who won’t and are only going there to gain the admission to the job market (on a check the box type basis with a college degree) won’t feel obligated to do so (that would include men and women). Grad school would then not need to be what grad school was 2-30 years ago. But its all big business at this point so there are a lot of vested interests that have no interest in seeing anything change.