College

Sweden has as a declared policy goal that 50% of birth cohort should get a college education. I’ve often wondered if that goal was realistic or even desirable.

Inspired by an article by Marty Nemko, a student advisor, in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Fabio Rojas discusses the issue and concludes:

College is a form of advanced education that’s designed for people who need or want to consume topics in the humanities and sciences. As a society, we have a strong interest in making sure any capable student has access to this great resource, regardless of family background. However, treating college education as a one size fits all economic improvement plan is a recipe for wasting people’s time and money.

Sweden isn’t the US, and not all of Nemko’s and Rojas’s arguments can be applied directly to the Nordic countries but they are still worth reading.

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