a. This is because many jobs which previously required a college degree are no longer relevant and disappearing as a result of increasing automation.
b. Likewise, many jobs in finance and banking are being endangered as supercomputers are taking over data crunching and financial counselling.
c. A college qualification is no longer a prerequisite or a fast track to a successful career.
d. More importantly, college education has become prohibitively expensive, making it uncompetitive compared to other career routes like vocational training or apprenticeship.
e. For example, Al-powered machinery and software are replacing technicians on many high-tech industrial factory floors.