Administration is one component but another is student life/amenities. Lots of schools borrow to keep up in the arms race for new swanky dorms, gyms, aquatic ce

Administration is one component but another is student life/amenities. Lots of schools borrow to keep up in the arms race for new swanky dorms, gyms, aquatic centers, climbing centers, you name it. Then they need dough, so they shake down their clients, the students. Oftentimes standards are viewed as less important than continuing the student loans that pay for the school's loans. Going back to simpler times when you got a little bullshit dorm room or shacked up in a greek house and made your own fun might be an answer here too. But I agree that admin bloat is real and most of these positions seem to be some mix of bullshit job or student entertainment coordinator.