re: Is anyone else not pushing their kids to attend college?

It is highly unlikely that a person will ever obtain a college degree if they don’t do it by 25. That doesn’t mean people don’t do that, but it’s statistically unlikely. You can become a plumber and have a college degree, you will never become the COO or CEO of a major company without one. Don’t limit your child’s future 20-30 years from now by discouraging college. Go get that paper when you are young and don’t have all the adult responsibilities that come on so quickly.