An interesting opinion piece by Arthur C. Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, and a graduate of Thomas Edison State College. He is a former tenured professor at Syracuse University.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/01/opinion/my-valuable-cheap-college-degree.html?src=me&ref=general&_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/01/opinion/my-valuable-cheap-college-degree.html?src=me&ref=general&_r=0