College a Scam? (Not my words...see article)

[Chebasaz]

I think the article has some good points, as do many of the responses here. In my own opinion, I think that in many colleges the priority has changed. While the original mission may have been to educate America's youth, many colleges are now being run as a business. Education is still important, but primarily as a justifier of charging a higher tuition. The reason behind this change is complicated, but I think we can safely say it's not because the quality of education is getting better.

So why are colleges so concerned with money? That would be the question I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts on.