The End of the College Degree's Golden Age

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Monday, 12 January 2026 06:18 AM EST

In an America hungry for builders, fixers and doers, the four-year college degree — once a ticket to the middle class — is increasingly seen as a costly relic bloated by bureaucracy.

The disillusionment cuts deep, especially among conservatives fed up with elite institutions they view as indoctrination mills more focused on political correctness than on preparing students for a productive career. 

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