Employer attitudes need to change too. I see 1,000 of jobs that have a minimum requirement of a BA or BS degree. Most companies use "Resume Robots" that use key word searches to reject candidates, even before a human see's your application.
Of course one can lie about your degree and hope they don't verify. As long as its not for a government job, as the feds will prosecute you for fun and prizes.
The name of the control game is debt, the more they better for the central bankers.