College is not predicated on learning, self-betterment, or even signalling.

College is predicated on comfort and indolence.

Students get the comfort of going “the right way”.

Society gets the comfort of schooling “the right experts”.

Employers get the comfort of hiring “the right people”.

All based on the construct we comfortably espoused.

…when the one who wants to learn — just learns. One way or another.