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Sadly, I must admit I do look down on some people.
But not because they are or are not college educated.
I look down on lazy people of all kinds. All lazy people. Regardless of education level. Plenty of lazy college grads and plenty of hard-working people who never went.
But overall, I think most of the population fits under my definition of lazy.
I don't care. These days a lot of people who went straight to work and didn't get a college education are more successful than people I know who went to college and got a B.A in basket weaving (or sociology).
Certainly many people look down upon others who don't have college degrees because they themselves may be insecure and the college degree is the only thing that gives them a feeling of worth. Myself, I look down on lazy people and most of those have no degree and rarely have tech/vocational training. I respect people who are productive, intelligent, curious, and kind. These individuals are a credit to themselves and society. My grandfather had only 2 years of schooling from the village priest in his remote Carpathian village. Yet, he was the most intelligent, hardworking individual I know.
Don't let those stupid highly educated people get you down. I was married to a guy with a PhD and he would make fun of me saying that I ONLY had a master's degree and my parents were nothing but blue collar because they worked in a factory. It takes all kinds.
I think some people do, but I don't think they are always up front about it.
I live in a university community. Many parents like to send their kids to school where they'd like to think their kids will be surrounded by kids from families that are also highly educated.
The vast majority of college educated people DO NOT look down on those that are less educated.. the few that do give the highly educated a less than good rep for this practice.
I don't think people know (or ask) about your level of education unless you're being interviewed for a job.
This is an excellent point.
I don't think I have ever really asked anyone where they went to school unless we were talking about football or something.
I think some people do, but I don't think they are always up front about it.
I live in a university community. Many parents like to send their kids to school where they'd like to think their kids will be surrounded by kids from families that are also highly educated.
It is dangerous to pass judgements based on generalizations, as every person deserves to be judged on their own merits, not statistics. That being said, the educational level of the student's parents is a much better indicator of academic success in college than their parents' wealth.
While there is a strong correlation between wealth and education, the two don't necessarily go hand in hand. To many people, particularly those with academic families, skills and knowledge are far more important than the money that can be gained utilizing those skills and knowledge. To others, education is just a tool for making money and therefore being the world's leading expert on medieval cathedral architecture is equivalent to being able to refill vending machines because both skillsets lead to a similar paycheck.
When people with such dissimilar values interact, it is inevitable that there is some friction due to such widely differing goals and priorities.
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