> Universities aren't trade schools. You go there to learn, not to earn a job.
This hasn't been true for probably half a century, possibly longer. The number of people who go to university simply for the learning experience is almost certainly vanishingly small.
If you look, for example, at the completion rates of non-college courses like you'd find on Udemy, etc. It's <10%.
You would also expect audit rates to be much higher for people looking 'just to learn' - auditing classes is typically significantly cheaper than paying full price for the course.
People go to school because they are looking for an edge in their long term earning potential (types of jobs, credentials leading to higher salaries, etc).
This hasn't been true for probably half a century, possibly longer. The number of people who go to university simply for the learning experience is almost certainly vanishingly small.
If you look, for example, at the completion rates of non-college courses like you'd find on Udemy, etc. It's <10%.
You would also expect audit rates to be much higher for people looking 'just to learn' - auditing classes is typically significantly cheaper than paying full price for the course.
People go to school because they are looking for an edge in their long term earning potential (types of jobs, credentials leading to higher salaries, etc).