Graduations - Really?

I know many colleges are scrambling to squeeze the most money they can out of taxpayers, students, etc., now that they know we are on to them for the pyramid scheme they have created.  So many college graduates don't know how to DO anything.  Sure, they've read books and written papers.  Big deal.  How does that translate into a job where actual knowledge of an industry or occupation is required? 

Here's what I'm hearing from college grads.  Now that they've graduated with a PhD in underwater basket weaving, they have to go back to the junior college to learn basic business skills in order for them to get a job:  Microsoft word and excel, accounting, investing, and other basic business skills. 

It doesn't matter what job college grads get after graduation.  All jobs and careers focus around one thing:  Money.  You're doing yourself a HUGE disservice if you don't have the basics on that. 

Be picky about what you will actually learn when shelling out thousands upon thousands for college and burying yourself in debt that will take a lifetime to pay off.  More often than not, once you graduate the only opportunity will be working as a barista at the local coffee shop.  You don't need a pile of debt only to graduate to do that.  The best school out there is The School of Hark Knocks and my other favorite, Life Experience. 

Don't go to college because you think "it's the thing to do" and feel you need to hold to some social standard designed to make you feel like shit if you don't adhere.  If you want to go to college, fine.  Go for something specific.  Today there are so many opportunities to learn available.  Most kids going to college immediately after high school have NO CLUE what they want to do.  That's ok.  Live a little.  Get that life experience.  Get a job doing ANYTHING.  Give yourself a little time to figure it all out.

Please, PLEASE don't bury yourselves in debt because everybody else it doing it.  It's not necessary.  I'm very pro-education.  I'm against obnoxious debt in obtaining it.  Learning is a life long process so don't feel like you have to jam classroom hours into a four year window while you're still figuring yourself out.