Why Have We Let Colleges Rip Off Our Kids?

Students pass through Sather Gate of the college campus at the University of California–Berkeley, in a file photo. David A. Litman/Shutterstock

Commentary

One of my sons goes to an elite eastern college that costs all-in $70,000 a year. The value of a school such as this isn’t so much the classroom experience, but the culture of being around other smart people and learning how to be a productive adult.