LogFAQs > #959136252

Depends

If you go to a state/public school for cheap or otherwise have scholarships or such to keep the cost down, it's generally worth going.

If you get a degree in a field where college is actually needed (doctor, lawyer, engineer, chemist, etc...) and has good employment prospects, it's generally worth it even if you have to go into debt, to a limit...

Plenty of people are needlessly racking up insane student loan debt for worthless degrees just b/c they like the shiny facilities/grounds or because it's a "prestigious" school or whatever, though.

I voted depends based on the above, but since it's common to advertise college as a "must" that will definitely lead to a better job/income no matter what you do there, it kinda is. Don't blame him for saying that.