In some parts of the UK, you mean :-)
The current Scottish Government has been widely criticised by opponents for using cuts in the College budgets to fund their free tuition policy for Universities.
As colleges and universities are, sadly, still stratified by class in the UK this could have a detrimental on effect for social mobility in Scotland.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-2387...
They suggest that those who require to use college to gain entrance to university and those who cannot afford to be supported through four years of higher education (grants and loans being unable to cover living costs) are left out (along with young people who simply want to learn a trade) in favour of those that can afford it.
I, however, was very careful to not bring personal politics into this ;-)