Comment by tanin

The fact that the student debt crisis is going on shows that colleges are not worth it. If it was, most would have been able to pay it back.

My impression is, unless you can get into a top X college, it isn't worth it.

This also depends on the cost of course. My university in Thailand back then was 1,000 USD per year, so that seems worth it, even tho it isn't in the top 20.