> I think we push 18 year olds into spending thousands of dollars on a degree they may or may not need and probably don't care much about.

Perhaps we (folks who went to college/uni) also push it down 18 year old throats because of an unconscious need and desire to feel that our college education was and is in fact important and valuable. Think about all those ever increasing number of doctorates and advanced degrees that NEED students to justify their expense obtaining...

> not for people who have no idea what they want to do.

Most people just want to make "more" money so they can afford more

EDIT: BTW, I believe everyone really needs to evaluate whether college makes sense or not. It doesn't make sense for a lot/majority of people IMHO.