College education

Many of us hear it: You must go to college. You must get a degree. If you have any chance in life of success and a good income, college is the way to go. You have spent this semester sitting in a college classroom and getting a college education, but is a college education necessary for success in life? Should everyone attend and graduate from college? Is college for everyone? For this topic, you will argue on the topic of a college education and its importance. Here are some ideas you can focus on within this broad topic:
Is a college education a necessity for a successful career and life?
Should we focus non-college oriented individuals towards trade schools? Or, should we continue to push the "college for all" attitude?
Can trade schools prepare students as well as or better than colleges?
Sources must be a balance of books, primary/secondary research, and peer reviewed periodicals. You may use no more than 2 websites, but they must be either a .edu, .org, or .gov (no other websites will be allowed).