To College or Not To College

You know, I've often asked why we bother going to college.  

I mean, unless you're going to be a professor, you don't really need to go.  You only need the job experience.  And nowadays, there are all of these certificates that make college rather a mute point because if you don't have the certificate, you can't get the job....but the same job only requires college "or equivalent experience".

So, honestly, why bother going?  The argument is that you can "try out" several different things, but can you?  With the rising cost of education, can you really afford to take underwater basket weaving and not the classes specific to you major?

And to that point, why can't you "try out" things that you can actually make money doing.  

Think about it. 

Instead of going to college, you get an entry-level job where they have tuition reimbursement.  Instead of starting life out in debt, you start off in the black.  You already know which classes you need to take to get the high paying jobs in the company AND THEY WILL PAY FOR IT.

As for the other elective courses, take a community ed class.  Better education at 1/10th the price.