Well, well, well. It looks like America’s ivory towers are crumbling under the weight of their own self-righteousness. Colleges, once the crown jewels of intellectual achievement, have devolved into overpriced breeding grounds for chaos and anti-Semitic lunacy. And now, surprise! Freshman enrollment is plummeting. Who could have seen that coming?
Campus Chaos: The New Normal
Once upon a time, colleges were about educating the next generation. Today, they’re more about hosting riots, chanting hateful slogans, and scribbling graffiti on anything resembling free thought.
When mobs take to campus with anti-Semitic bile or vandalize Jewish symbols, what do the big-shot university presidents do? Issue a weak, generic statement about “values” and “dialogue.” Then they promptly retreat to their lavish offices, hoping the next news cycle will sweep it all under the rug.
It’s no wonder American parents are taking one look at these madhouses and saying, “Hard pass.” Why fork over tens of thousands of dollars in tuition—basically a second mortgage—so their kids can be indoctrinated into hating America and everything it stands for?
Enrollment Freefall: Shocker of the Year
Here’s the headline: Freshman enrollment in U.S. colleges has dropped more than 5 percent this year. High school grads enrolling in college? Down over 6 percent. And while the overall undergraduate numbers are rebounding slightly, it’s largely due to community colleges picking up the slack. In other words, parents and students are catching on.
Doug Shapiro, the executive director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, called the trend “startling.” Oh, Doug, you sweet summer child. It’s not “startling” when your product—because that’s what colleges are these days—has become a toxic, overpriced joke.
The Confidence Crisis
But the real kicker? Americans aren’t just skipping freshman year; they’re losing confidence in higher education altogether. According to Gallup, only 36 percent of adults have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in colleges. That’s a staggering 57 percent drop in less than a decade.
What’s behind this trust fall? Let’s connect the dots:
- Skyrocketing tuition costs for degrees that often lead to dead-end job prospects.
- Woke indoctrination replacing actual education.
- Campus environments that are hostile to anyone who dares think differently.
When parents and students realize they’re paying a fortune to be radicalized—or worse, canceled—they start looking for alternatives. Trade schools, apprenticeships, and community colleges are rising stars for a reason. They’re affordable, practical, and blissfully free of the woke brainwashing that’s infected traditional universities.
The Woke Agenda Is Backfiring
The anti-Semitic protests and riots aren’t just isolated blips; they’re symptoms of a deeper sickness. Colleges have traded the pursuit of knowledge for the pursuit of ideology. Free thought? It’s been tossed out the window in favor of groupthink.
Meanwhile, administrators double down on their social justice crusades, patting themselves on the back for “leading the charge” while ignoring the growing mountain of student debt and dwindling job prospects.
Parents aren’t blind. They see the price tag, they see the outcomes, and they’re starting to ask the hard questions: Why should I gamble my kid’s future on a diploma that doesn’t guarantee a paycheck—especially when the campus environment is toxic enough to make Chernobyl look appealing?
A Wake-Up Call (That Will Be Ignored)
The drop in freshman enrollment should be a wake-up call for colleges, but don’t hold your breath. These institutions are too busy virtue-signaling to notice their own demise.
In the meantime, America’s parents and students are voting with their wallets. They’re turning to trade schools, apprenticeships, and community colleges—places that actually prepare young people for real jobs without the side of woke nonsense.
So here’s to the decline of the higher education industrial complex. It’s a much-deserved reckoning for institutions that forgot their purpose and lost the trust of the very people they were supposed to serve. Let’s hope the message is clear: America doesn’t need more chaos factories. We need education that actually educates. Novel idea, right?
