American Higher Education

Vladenschlutte
Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:00:26 +0000

Should the goal of higher education be to send the most citizens to college.



No, that’s just stupid. There’s a really easy way to do this, mandate it and add a flat tax on your life that you must pay until you attain a bachelors degree. It’s still impossible that everyone could go to college, but if you’re trying to maximize the number who go, this is probably the best option. Seems a bit silly though, doesn’t it?



If not, what should it be?



From a public perspective, to maximize the productive capacity of those who do attend and to select students in a way that maximizes the overall productive capacity compared to the public cost of education.