By listing all the talmedei chachamim that have gone to college, even if they went to college before “acheiving gadol status” doesn’t that show that people can go to college and still turn out Kosher and ehrlich and even a gadol?
Yes, college is not for everyone- the person must be steadfast in his or her beliefs and constantly question what he is being taught and realize “is this ok? is this not ok?” Yes, by the time a frum yeshiva student has gone through 13+ years in the yeshiva system we hope that they have steady grounding in Torahdika hashkafos.
If they aren’t….
What happens if they are on the subway and someone asks them ‘why do all you Jews wear funny clothes/eat weird foods/talk differently?’ Or starts talking religion?
Maybe the problem lies with our educational system- does it prepare the yid for bumping into a secular yid or a goy??