Lower switching costs when you’re in the middle of a degree, maybe? You can just take courses in a closely related domain, or work as an assistant in a different lab, in a much more fluid and straightforward manner, versus having to apply to a different job and get through the interviews and pay a significant upfront cost before you even get to the nuts and bolts of stuff.
Why is college a particularly better place to learn this than on-the-job training?
Lower switching costs when you’re in the middle of a degree, maybe? You can just take courses in a closely related domain, or work as an assistant in a different lab, in a much more fluid and straightforward manner, versus having to apply to a different job and get through the interviews and pay a significant upfront cost before you even get to the nuts and bolts of stuff.