Higher education is in an expensive muddle with too many useless degrees

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10. Credentialism is a result of the shift of the responsibility for training onto employees.

In technology, what you learn in college has a shelf life of about 10 years. Once that 10 years is up, it is incumbent on the worker to get new skills. Training is your problem because the employer doesn't have any motivation to train you - there are plenty of new graduates who do have that education and want your job.

Most help wanted ads require college not because there's any relationship between college and the requirements of the job, but because it's a useful way to winnow down the number of applicants.