College choice is a problem, especially for first-generation students and those whose families aren't well-off. There are students who could do much better than Tumbleweed State, but they didn't pick the nearby Ivy because they it never crossed their minds that they could have gotten in. There might have been a decent financial aid package. If there wasn't one, who can risk debt in this economic climate.
But I can't fix the world. It's not my fault that at non-top-20 colleges they fail to teach basic things.
This is one of the most horribly elitist comments I think I have ever seen on this site.
Cost is a huge consideration for prospective college student, especially since the onset of the Great Recession.
Furthermore, quality education is available at (I would estimate) most institutions of higher learning. It's just that the students have to do some research to find out who the good professors are at the less prestigious schools.
I think you are doing yourself, your company, and the graduates of less prestigious institutions of higher learning a great disservice being so dismissive toward "lesser" schools.
Anecdotally, a friend of mine had a chemistry education at a top 50 school and went straight to a PhD program at an ivy league where they have had no trouble keeping up.
But I can't fix the world. It's not my fault that at non-top-20 colleges they fail to teach basic things.