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<p>I think that’s a big part of it. My H and I are college educated (me w/more than BA), my parents AND my husband’s parents were 1940s era college graduates (my parents w/more than BA) AND I have college education at my grandparent level (my kids’ great grandparents which I don’t would be the 10s maybe?) which is not usual. They don’t really think about not going and they don’t think about not finishing regardless of where the rest of their life takes them. My oldest could have “made his way” in the field he currently likes, probably without his BA, but it adds to the richness of who he is right now at the ripe old age of 24 and may contribute to his trajectory over his lifetime. For number 2 it was a way to study something that he is passionate about (water resources) that he really couldn’t “study” in high school. It’s entirely possible he could enter a career field without the degree, but he would be a different person than he will be next December when he graduates.</p>