<p>To respond to the original prompt, I’m glad to hear it. I fail to see how giving out degrees left and right would be a good thing. </p>
<p>If almost everyone has a degree, it makes the degree worthless. A college degree isn’t going to mean anything if it’s so common that almost everyone has one. (Sort of like how having a high school diploma these days is pretty much meaningless…)</p>
<p>And aside from that, the average and above-average students are already getting degrees at a fairly high rate. Theoretically, the only way to significantly increase post-secondary enrollment is to cater to those who are below average. The idea of dumbing down higher education, to me, is incredibly sad. Degrees shouldn’t be dumbed down and handed out to everyone just to make our numbers look better.</p>