College education: yes or no?

       I read the articles "why does college still matter?" and "Why Go to College at all?.
Both articles are arguing about the necessity for going to college. From the title we can tell the "why does college still matter?" support the idea that graduation from college has lots of benefits.And the other article opposed against this idea.
      In " Why does college still matter?" Melissa responded to a person's words about not sending his children to go to college and preferring do an internship. She listed five aspects to explain the benefits of college education, including financial sense, democracy, society, innovation and mind.
      " Why go to College at all?" is an article which summarized the interview of  Dale J. Stephens, the founder of UnCollege, and lists Stephens' arguments towards the five reasons about college education. Stephen criticized the education system for being "efficient but not effective." He pointed out college sometimes limit the student's social life only in the campus. He thought self-discovery can be better achieved out of school. He also point out: it is not the college that creates the student's success; It is because the smart and motivated people tend to go to college.