I agree with this in part. The issue of cost will be difficult to address because of the structure and expectations associated with America’s higher education system. There are many reasons why US colleges and universities are so expensive including large numbers of personnel, on campus residential facilities, expansive dining facilities/options, state of the art gyms and sports programs, and wide ranging areas of study. If you pared down higher education to education you could control costs. That is what community college entails for the most part. But that’s not what Americans want from their higher education system.
As many have pointed out they want the Mercedes for the price of a Honda.