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> Who cares about "the actual need of employers"? 99% of college students and 100% of college administrators whose schools will all cease to exist if they can'
by fallingknife 2y ago
> Who cares about "the actual need of employers"?
99% of college students and 100% of college administrators whose schools will all cease to exist if they can't convince those students to enroll and pay tuition.
- dgfitz 2y agoThey had issues before this NZ thing. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/admissions/traditional-age/2024/10/23/after-fafsa-issues-steep-drop-first-year-enrollment https://www.insidehighered.com/news/admissions/traditional-a...
- cess11 2y agoEducational institutions aren't commercial. If it's run in a commercial manner, it's not an educational institution, it's a business.
- fallingknife 2y agoThey most certainly are. Their continued survival requires keeping revenue at or above expenses just like any other business. They have employees. They have customers. They sell merch. They have professional sports teams (which don't pay their players). They even own hedge funds (which don't have to pay taxes).
- cess11 2y agoNo, that's not an educational institution, it's something else. You're probably thinking about the USA or some other developing country.