The Knocking site at PBS has a "Myth or Reality" page fielding various questions on JWs at:
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/knocking/myths.html
The one on JWs and college has had a few changes over the past few months. Originally, it went like this:
Jehovah's Witnesses made many erroneous predictions that the world was ending by a certain time, which financially ruined the lives of members who never sought college education or careers.
MYTH OR REALITY?
Over the course of the Witnesses’ 130-year history, there have been periods of Armageddon predictions. Witnesses felt their belief in the imminent end of this world and the start of God’s Kingdom was not compatible with the need for a higher education leading to a lucrative career in a doomed, manmade system. Also, the preaching work of Witnesses did not require a college degree, therefore the pursuit of higher education was discouraged. But in 1995, the Witnesses officially ended their belief that tied the coming of Armageddon to the lifespan of anyone alive today. Now, many young Witnesses attend college.
You can read some discussion and info on how the page was updated to meet criticism at:
http://discussions.pbs.org/viewtopic.pbs?t=74362
The most recent statement still left much to be desired. Up until yesterday, the answer read:
Over the course of the Witnesses’ 130-year history, there have been periods of Armageddon predictions. Witnesses felt their belief in the imminent end of this world and the start of God’s Kingdom was not compatible with the need for a higher education leading to a lucrative career in a doomed, manmade system. Also, the preaching work of Witnesses did not require a college degree, therefore the pursuit of higher education was discouraged. But in 1995, the Witnesses officially ended their belief that tied the coming of Armageddon to the lifespan of anyone alive today, saying instead it is coming "soon." Witnesses whose circumstances allow are encouraged to do full-time ministry; about 10 percent do so. Now, many young Witnesses attend college.
The reply on the "Myth or Reality" section has just been changed. It isn't as strong as I'd like it to be, but at least there is an acknowledgement that Witnesses are "strongly encouraged" to replace college with full-time ministry.
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/knocking/myths.html
Over the course of the Witnesses' 130-year history, there have been periods of Armageddon predictions. Witnesses felt their belief in the imminent end of this world and the start of God's Kingdom was not compatible with the need for a higher education leading to a lucrative career in a doomed, manmade system.
Also, the preaching work of Witnesses did not require a college degree, therefore the pursuit of higher education was discouraged. But in 1995, the Witnesses officially ended their belief that tied the coming of Armageddon to the lifespan of anyone alive today, saying instead it is coming "soon." Since then, more young Witnesses began to attend college classes and many still do. Recently, Witnesses have been strongly encouraged to replace higher education goals with ministry work. Witnesses whose circumstances allow are encouraged to do full-time ministry; about ten percent do so.
I think part of the problem for the people at Knocking is they did most of their filming before the 2005 WTs that restated the opposition to college. So, they were meeting many JW youth who were going to community colleges in the congregations they visited. But, the most recent anti-college pronouncements from the Governing Body (like the recent Gerrit Losch video recently posted here) are too pointed to ignore.