> Or just make college useful and accessible. Give people the option of a European style undergrad where there is no liberal arts breadth, only technical courses
So just turn college into a trade school? All that would do is make trade schools more expensive.
I wouldn't call a "European style undergrad" a trade school. The only difference is that for example a math 'major' in Europe spends 90-95% of their time taking math courses, while in the US they might spend maybe 60-70% of their time on math courses. Thus you can get through the same 'relevant' course load in 3 years instead of 4.
So just turn college into a trade school? All that would do is make trade schools more expensive.