On: A generation of American men give up on college

[alistairSH]

To clarify a bit... 42% of students graduate (undergraduate studies) without any debt. And 78% of graduates have less than $30k in debt.

The numbers aren't great, but the majority of students finish with either zero debt or a very manageable amount of debt. There is a small fraction of students taking massive loans that skew the overall picture.

And bachelor degree holders continue to earn, on average, $1 million more than high school graduates over their career.

All that said, I agree college should be affordable without loans. Summer jobs, co-ops/internships, etc.

https://www.aplu.org/projects-and-initiatives/college-costs-...

[gamechangr → alistairSH]

That is restricting the conversation to those who finished.

Many young 20's somethings don't complete college, but end up with debt as well.

If the question is whether is a difficult for society to maintain college as a necessity for success, they should be included in the review.