Hardly Shocking: Gallop Poll Shows College Importance Hits Record Low

In what can only be described as inevitable, according to a Campus Reform report, “A record-low share of Americans say a college education is ‘very important”

We have reported extensively at The Gateway Pundit on the many documented bias incidents and biased professors on campus. Now, people are coming to the inevitable conclusion that college is a waste.

“A recent Gallup poll found that 31% of U.S. adults now view college as “very important,” which is down from 70% in 2013 and below the 36% Gallup recorded when it first asked the question in 1978.”

Costly schools that indoctrinate instead of educate should not expect to be popular or sought after.

“The decline spans across major demographic groups. Gallup noted that there have been double-digit declines in the percentage of women, Democrats, people of color, and college graduates who view college as “very important.”

Barely anyone holds colleges in esteem anymore.

“The decline comes as higher education faces scrutiny over tuition rates, political agendas, grade inflation, artificial intelligence, and whether colleges are adequately preparing students for the modern workforce.”

“A separate Gallup analysis found that Americans who lack confidence in higher education most often cited political agendas, cost, and poor workforce preparation.”

Lindsie Rank, Director of Campus Rights Advocacy at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, told Campus Reform that colleges have traditionally been viewed as places where students learn to listen, think, and speak. “But attacks on student speech and academic freedom rights mean students aren’t always coming away with those lessons,” Rank said.

“Rank added that colleges could help rebuild trust by “eradicating censorial policies and practices” and “teaching students the value and discipline of civic discourse.”

This statement is questionable, however, in light of the long-term damage that has been done to the reputations of colleges.

As “Higher Education Policy Advisor at Third Way Colin Kerr told Campus Reform that “there is a growing concern of a misalignment between what college costs and what it delivers in the labor market.”

Most likely, more and more people will opt out of the costly and un-American atmosphere that exists on many college campuses well into the future.

College has become a breeding ground for left-wing and Marxist indoctrination. More and more Americans will choose to forgo this altogether.

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