UK middle-class kids opting out of college?

[MSmom_amp_dad]

<p>An interesting article in light of discussions here:
[Middle</a> class students turn their backs on university as tuition fees soar | Mail Online](<a href=“Middle class students turn their backs on university as tuition fees soar | Daily Mail Online”>Middle class students turn their backs on university as tuition fees soar | Daily Mail Online)

… hike in tuition fees is fuelling a decline in the proportion of middle-class students at university, it has emerged.
Six years ago, 45 per cent of youngsters from more well-off backgrounds went to university compared with 41 per cent last year.

The numbers involved look like a bargain compared with US rates but

However many of their children may be deciding that university is not for them, with the prospect of big debts possibly putting them off.
Projections suggest that students graduating under the new fee regime could leave university with debts of more than £20,000.

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[siglio21]

<p>but is it really worth it for society?</p>

<p>the high cost of college is making me worry about how the US (and the UK) will fare in the next 100 years</p>