Why stop there? Let's make four year colleges free, and then maybe grad school or on to law and medical school or maybe engineering school. First, we need to accept the fact that not every job should require a post-high school degree, especially if students in high school were actually getting educated. The US continually ranks toward the bottom in almost every area (except sports! We seem to do pretty good there. Can't read or write or do simple math. Can't even find Canada on the map, but we can shot 2 pointers!). So, let's focus on a quality high school education first. Producing intelligent high school graders will go along way. Second, let's look at where there are shortages. Most of those are in the trades, so let's invest in vocational education. If we have lots of free money to throw around (which we don't), that's where is should go---to train people in areas where there are shortages or projected shortages. And add to that training to help kids to understand how to start their own businesses. Finally, college. If we must (and I emphasis MUST) spend more taxpayer money, let's do so for degrees where society (and the student) can expect a return, not on degrees in Basket weaving and finger painting or Music Appreciation or Ancient African Studies and such, but on Math and Science. Besides, if they are seriously interested in those other areas, they can always minor in them.