This is interesting: Palantir has launched a “Meritocracy Fellowship” to hire high-achieving high school graduates right out of school, offering a paid internship with a chance at full-time employment. The company presents this as an alternative to college.
This is a very limited, transactional view of college. College is more than just training for employment; it is where students gain knowledge and broaden their horizons, learning how to think and ask questions, in addition to acquiring practical skills. I doubt a four-week history seminar will make up for all that.