A tip of the hat to CollegeMeasures.org. It’s a new site that attempts to rank and compare about 1,500 private public and private for profit colleges in seven performance areas –graduation rates, first year retention rates, education-related cost per student, cost per degree, student loan default rate and the ratio of student loan payments to [...]
The cost of UNC building boom
A recent N&O article that divulged the growing backlog of UNC deferred maintenance and renovation projects has campus officials saying all the right things. UNC President Erskine Bowles has asked campuses to focus on deferred maintenance projects over new construction. While much of the early construction was financed by a $3 billion bond referendum, more recent projects have [...]
Higher tuition for international students? And, that other issue.
In an effort to find additional revenue for the cash-strapped UNC system, UNC Board of Governor’s member and former State Representative, Bill Dautridge wants international students to pay higher tuition. Dautridge contends that since international students pay no state or federal taxes, North Carolinians are providing significant subsidies to such students (See news article). [...]
Hate that tuition bill? Blame the increase on administration.
If you think American universities are top heavy with administrators you’re not alone. Last week the Arizona- based Goldwater Institute released, Administrative Bloat at American Universities: The Real Reason for High Costs in Higher Education. The report analyzes fifteen years (1993-2007) of employment, enrollment and spending data from 196 of the country’s leading institutions. According [...]
Last days for UNC tuition cap?
Should the UNC lift its four-year old tuition cap? That’s the question UNC officials are hoping to decide by the end of the year. When tuition fails to reflect an institution’s real costs, adjustments need to be made. The cap should be lifted not because we favor higher student costs, but because the cap creates an artificial economic system, which is [...]
