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We do, although they seem to obey a power law distribution in "prestige". California has 116 community colleges (serving 2 million students), 23 campuses of the
by tobinfricke 6y ago
We do, although they seem to obey a power law distribution in "prestige". California has 116 community colleges (serving 2 million students), 23 campuses of the California State University, and 9+ campuses of the University of California.
- tptacek 6y agoCommunity colleges and 4-year colleges aren't the same product. I'm asking why we don't simply have lots and lots more 4-year colleges, if the demand is so high that the prices can skyrocket the way they have.
- mixmastamyk 6y agoInteresting. I'd guess it had partly to do with regulatory hurdles, accreditation and such. The other parts, acquiring the land, buildings, equipment, faculty are rather capital intensive. I suppose they could be rented at first. Finally, that leaves the prestige angle.
- mmmBacon 6y agoCalifornia has more people than Canada yet Canada has more public Universities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Canada