Is a school "too easy"?

[davewill]

A friend of mine used to complain about the school where he got his CS degree. He liked his professors, worked hard, and got a lot out of all the technical courses, but was exasperated that a lot of his classmates were skipping class, and turning in minimal effort assignments, and getting A and B grades nonetheless. He felt it was reflected in the experience of employers who had hired those grads and found them lacking, and thought it held him back a bit.

It's worth noting that this was a long time ago, and I think accrediting bodies are better at keeping this from happening now.

Ironically, modern school scandals have been because the underprepared students who were pushed to enroll anyway were flunking out, rather because they were just passed and handed a piece of paper.

I do think we have and will continue to see "too easy" happen with alt credit providers, with the response being our favorite schools turning pickier over which courses they will take and what kind of credit they will grant.