Here is some statistics
  
1. Most high school Seniors in US do not take any science course besides basic biology in high school.

2.Most of them need remedial courses once they go into college.

3.China and India are producing more engineers and doctors at a cheaper price ( I mean much much cheaper as in bargain) than US.

4. There is roughly 1 Trillion dollars in student debt in the US right now.

4.Most US employers agree that they are getting the best talents for high-paying jobs in India and China.

5. Most R and D jobs and manufacturing jobs are being shipped to China and India.

5.Does that mean average American education system (except the ivy league schools) is overpriced and overrated?



Share your thoughts.

i believe nepalese education is more theory oriented and best but not good in practicals

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Junky Funky, US college degrees are still highly respeted and soughtafter. That's why there is such an influx of students here. Couple of points.
While manufacturing has shifted to other countries, the main innovation, design still happen here.
Jobs to other countries have shifted beause there is cheap talent available at lower costs. Companies mostly shift because of costs not talen pool. Still companies have not transferred their core functions outside.
The highest growing sectors like technology and internet companies are all based here in US. Think intel, fb, google, ibm.  
You cant compare cost of producing talent between us and third world countries, when expenses are higher the cost of education is higher.
Although i agree that the cost of education is getting out of hands here. More and more college students are taking 5 to 6 years to graduate, instead of traditional four years. Financial crisis has decreased funding, Hopefully the leaders will try to solve the problem in educational system.

I totally agree with what maxpayne has written. I was gonna write something but maxpayne wrote it all.