My university charges $27K/year and I still had to teach myself everything from YouTube at 2 AM

I pity you if your university experience was genuinely that poor. A good university encourages deeper thought than that, and surrounds you with people with a similar interest in your subject, and more people who are passionate about other subjects. A sane country then ensures you don’t end up in crippling debt to attend by covering part or all of the cost, and ensuring any debtvus handled fairly.