As the costs for community, public and private universities have shot up over time, "How America Works" host Mike Rowe agreed that college isn’t worth attending anymore when there are more affordable – and sometimes more profitable – learning and career opportunities.

"It's more expensive than it's ever been, but it's also more expensive than health care. It's more expensive than real estate. It's more expensive than energy," Rowe said on "Varney & Co." Friday. "Never in the history of Western civilization has a thing become more exponentially expensive faster than the cost of a four-year degree. That's fact. If that doesn't make you angry, then I don't know what [will]. It's bananas." READ MORE