Colleges are churning out young people with degrees which are absolutely useless arts and social studies ect.

Higher education was hugely devalued when it became a dumping ground for school leavers with no job prospects.

I would advise young people to go for apprenticeships, building, engineering, technology.
Round where I live shelf stackers have all sorts of educational qualifications, none worth the paper they are printed on.

Maybe the Republicans are the sharp cookie after all.