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> ask why the costs have increased so dramatically in the last 10 years This is easy its because the government increased the amount students are allowed to bo
by ProAm 9y ago
> ask why the costs have increased so dramatically in the last 10 years
This is easy its because the government increased the amount students are allowed to borrow. It's a 1:1 ratio
- criddell 9y agoIs that true though? I thought it was more because funding has been cut so the costs are shifted from taxpayers to the students.
- StudentStuff 9y agoThat is part of the issue, but it is also an excuse so that universities can hire vast numbers of administrative staff that they have historically never hired. Why should a small satellite campus of a major university have 2 officers on duty 24/7, when they respond to anywhere from 5 to a dozen incidents a month? That is 8 full time employees plus space & equipment doing a BS job that should be handled by local police (who also happen to be overstaffed). Should a university really be blowing that much cash needlessly?
- criddell 9y agoSecurity officers might not be the best example. A university needs insurance and chances are the cost of setting up and maintaining a security force is less expensive than paying a higher insurance premium.
- StudentStuff 9y agoMost universities are self-insured from what I've seen, in the education industry most schools are self-insured too.