Should attendance in college be mandatory?

Should people be forced to go to classes in college? Or should the students be able to choose what they want to do? If they do not come to classes should the professor down grade them, or not care because it is their choice if they come or not.

I think that for some classes the professors should make it mandatory. If you are in a lab it is hard to catch up on what you missed that day,and you will be behind for the next class. I think that if it is a lecture that it is up to you.

You are now an adult and have to make decisions for yourself. If you dont go to class you are only hurting your self in the long run, and will be behind in certain classes. You learn responsibility now that you are on your own. You make your own choices, and it is up to you what you want to do with your education.

Some people may say that they dont have to go to class because it is their chioce on what they don in the class. They may say that they will do better if they just get notes from someone else and not go to class. I think that it is totally up to the student and that the professor should let the student determine their own grade. If they dont come to class they are determing their own grade by showing that they dont want to learn things.