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Limit the maximum percentage of a person's salary that can go to "loan" repayment, and put the school on the hook for anything over that amount - they have to repay the bank or government. The problem to me is that the schools, who decide who gets in, have very little on the line if they make a bad decision.

I think the percentage should be fairly high - say, 33% - but only on the amount of money a person makes above what an average high school graduate makes.

It's gotta be some sort of unbundling of education from certification. I've no idea how this might happen though. The technical challenge is difficult enough on its own, but there are also enormous cultural forces that must be overcome as well.

I am not optimistic.

So, trade schools? Reintroducing shop class and welding into high schools? An optional 2 year program similar to national guard, but for domestic efforts?

I'm in favor of affordable higher education for those who want it, either way.

Any and all of those options sounds like a good idea