Colleges are making themselves obsolete: 49 colleges have closed since 2020; 400 colleges are at risk of closing in the next decade.
Not counting community colleges, trade schools, online-only outfits and clandestine thinkatoriums, some 2,700 four-year institutions are currently authorized to hand out college degrees in the US. That compares with 4,150 licensed hot dog stands in New York City alone and 267,000 licensed massage…