If college is taken to be primarily preparation for employment, I agree with you. It's incredibly frustrating to pay for classes that you did not want and probably will not use.

(I don't think they have to be online only, as some people really benefit from in-person learning. But online offerings are important for a lot of degree-seekers.)

I think college is not primarily employment preparation, or, it should not be. That doesn't mean it isn't, in this society, and it doesn't mean we don't have a lot of practical questions to address about student lives.

Those required classes can seem useless (and may be useless for getting a job) provide us with wisdom about the human race. What did people care about in the last century and how has it changed? What reasoning tricks fool people? How are we influenced by cultural and social forces? How do I decide which report is scientifically based and which is click-bait? The hope is that the required courses broaden out our knowledge and introduce us to other ways of thinking. As I keep living, I find I use more and more material from courses I didn't want to take.

But that doesn't mean that required courses are useful for everyone. It just means that sometimes trying something you don't think you need can lead to actually liking it and benefiting from it.