First, as for the on going argument, I agree with Ustwo. However, I can see it from EULA's perspective somewhat as well. As others have said, the first two years of college (at least at a uni) are way over priced, but there is a simple solution, go to your local community college to get an associates, then transfer to a uni. When you get your diploma its no different than if you went there all 4 years. CCs are way way cheaper and smaller class sizes for the exact same education (excepting maybe yale or something, I dunno).
They really do seem to rip you off though, my college's tuition just went up 10%.
While a good prof is worth the money, most often you get crappy ones that just read PPs off of the outline from the book.
So I can see it from both sides, up until your third year of college--and even then sometimes beyond when you get a bad prof--you wonder why you even bother going to class and I suppose it could "stifle" creativity.
I could say more, but most of it has already been covered.