The problem is not so much that universities exist or offer worthless programs, it’s that kids come out of high-school with no plan or real skills. These kids are told that university is the golden ticket to the good life, and so they go in and get a degree that still doesn’t give them any real skills, but they get a pile of debt.

A requirement for entry into university should be a submission of a plan of what you want to use your time in university for, and what you will use your new knowledge and skills for.