in my eyes, college in its entirety is for doctors, lawyers, scientists, forensics, and professions that actually require systematic certification and practice tools / equipment that cannot be obtained on a consumer level in any reasonable way
i want to work in the entertainment industry. as far as i can tell, the only reason id be paying for college is for guaranteed internships in all the right places, which if you're social enough and not a push over, you can get without college anyway. other than that, it seems like the degree doesn't mean stuff. what you can do is what makes the money, and in the age of the internet, you can learn to do literally anything and be good at it if you just work hard. its not worth the money.
ive heard good things about trade schools and community colleges, but im not aware of these enough to have a meaningful opinion