Java1Guy

What?? That's a creative leap...
My point was the possibility that attending higher education would contribute to your enlightenment and help you make INFORMED, EDUCATED decisions. Frankly, I would consider you a MUCH more valuable member of society if you DID care what was in that coke.

I watched this quite closely since he was at Univ of Colorado the next day (my hometown and alma mater)...
I certainly won't argue it was a campaign stop, and why not crusade on an issue you've all but won anyway... however, I AM an Obama supporter and he did make some valid points: community college options, state support, reduce overhead costs, etc.

The interesting phenomenon occurring now, especially relating to OpenSourcing, is the amount of college education available on-line and for free. Will a traditional college degree become irrelevant? There are non-profit schools (see http://www.wgu.edu/ Western Governor's University), but what about the concept of an "aggregator" -- compile a curriculum from available on-line courses, create degree programs. Sure, accreditation is an issue, but maybe it become less important, especially in areas such as software development. Startups already often are interested more in ability than credentials.