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Message: [QUOTE="Eric15, post: 3415159, member: 676"] If I graduate from high school and decide that the career path for which I am most interested is computer science (for example), I should be able to go take an accredited 6-month program for a few thousand dollars to develop a general aptitude, take a qualifying exam, and then that makes me eligible for an entry-level position. But that's not the way it generally works in the US. 4-year degrees are required for an endless array of jobs that really don't need them, and it results in students taking on chronic levels of debt and having to waste their time and effort and money taking courses that don't pertain to their chosen field. Becoming a well-rounded person sounds warm and fuzzy, but being forced to do it for well over six figures over four years in order to join the job market is inefficient and counterproductive. [/QUOTE]