Russia and China couldn't do a better job destroying America's infrastructure. More on reddit.com

From the referenced LA Times article . No, it is not "game over for liberal arts colleges". It is bad for predatory private schools that gull people into debt. Furthermore, it is focused on specific programs (typically certificates) at specific institutions -- not "tons of degrees." My thoughts are that you should read before you post. The vast majority of bachelor‘s and advanced degree programs at public and nonprofit colleges and universities are expected to be safe, with about 3% expected to fail, according to the department’s estimates. However, about 33% of programs at for-profit schools are expected to fail. Overall, 4.2% of students who receive federal loans or grants are enrolled in programs expected to fail the new benchmark, according to the Education Department. An estimated 5.2% of programs overall may fail, but not all students take out federal loans. ... To keep federal loans flowing, the median income of graduates for a school’s bachelor‘s degree, associate degree and undergraduate certificate programs must be higher than the median earnings of people who received only a high school diploma. Using Internal Revenue Service data, the Education Department will measure the earnings of graduates four years after completion. Their income will be compared with the median earnings of working adults ages 25 to 34 with only a high school diploma either in the state where the college is located or nationally if the intuition has high rates of out-of-state enrollment. In California, HEA says that benchmark is about $36,000 — roughly what a full-time worker earns on the state’s minimum wage. For master’s and doctoral programs, their graduates must make more than the median 25- to 34-year-old bachelor‘s graduate in either that specific field or across all bachelor‘s degrees, whichever is lower.... The highest percentage of failed programs is expected to be undergraduate certificates, especially for cosmetology, massage therapy and film. ... There’s also been concern at religious studies programs amid different estimates of failure rates calculated by the Education Department. More on reddit.com