Comment by shortstuffsushi

I'll offer one anecdote of counter-college hate. I went to a local state school, graduated in three years with winter and summer classes, commuted for the second and third, worked the whole time, and came out with a very small amount of debt (maybe 5-10k, been a while now and I don't remember). I made friends in college, I was able to get into a great job via an internship that I got from the school job fair, and got a great understanding of some of the fundamentals of computer science that I wouldn't have otherwise learned (though my practical learning was really done on the job). I also had a child my first year. I don't regret college, and it was certainly a worthwhile investment for me.