frum attorney, I’m glad you were smart enough to do what you felt was right for you by going to a “college yeshiva”.
It’s important to remember that the yeshiva must fit the teen and it seems to me the Yehiva you had different (I’m not talking about right or wrong – I’m saying DIFFERENT) standards that you had.
I agree with you that yeshivas (and schools too) should also have the option of hashkafa classes for those of us who want to know the WHY not just the HOW.