The question people need to be making is what is the return they should expect from going to college and if people who went to college can't pay back their debt then maybe college is not a good career choice for many people. Sure they might make 30k more a year but they need to balance that against the 200k in debt and interest they need to pay and four years of little earnings to get a degree. Whereas if they did a trade then they can start earning money faster right away and they won't have crippling debt and with the labor shortage for trade skills they can easily earn as much as a college graduate now.
The question people need to be making is what is the return they should expect from going to college and if people who went to college can't pay back their debt then maybe college is not a good career choice for many people. Sure they might make 30k more a year but they need to balance that against the 200k in debt and interest they need to pay and four years of little earnings to get a degree. Whereas if they did a trade then they can start earning money faster right away and they won't have crippling debt and with the labor shortage for trade skills they can easily earn as much as a college graduate now.