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Right, I just looked it up and the largest community college in my city now charges about the same as I paid to go to the nearby state university 10 years ago.
by achates 3y ago
Right, I just looked it up and the largest community college in my city now charges about the same as I paid to go to the nearby state university 10 years ago. It's clearly not going to the instructors. It must be a combination of new construction and administrative bloat.
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoOr less state funding: https://www.highereddive.com/news/state-funding-for-community-colleges-set-to-fall-2-in-fiscal-2021-report/597144/ https://www.highereddive.com/news/state-funding-for-communit... > States are giving four-year colleges $63 million less in fiscal 2021 than they did last year, a 0.1% decline. Meanwhile, they’re cutting funding to two-year institutions by $457 million, a 2% decline. > Enrollment losses and pandemic-related expenses are buffeting community colleges’ budgets as these schools face cuts in state support.
- cvwright 3y agoState funding doesn’t matter as much for many CCs because they have local taxing authority, just like K-12 education. This is another reason why they are often significantly cheaper than a 4-yr school in the same state.
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoIt depends on the state. I know of at least one state community college system.