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You can do that in many institutions, why would you pick an institution with little reputation in these depressed cities? The entire point is that reputable an
by vineyardmike 1y ago
You can do that in many institutions, why would you pick an institution with little reputation in these depressed cities?
The entire point is that reputable and well funded institutions with large campuses and thriving social and civic networks are doing fine. It’s small institutions that popped up to satisfy a once growing are being drained as demand falls.
Education is great, expanding your mind is great, but there is little incentive to foreclose other opportunities along the way in pursuit.
- mmooss 1y ago> The entire point is that reputable and well funded institutions with large campuses and thriving social and civic networks are doing fine. Can everyone get into those schools?
- vineyardmike 1y ago> Can everyone get into those schools? Obviously not everyone can get into every school. But overall enrollment volume across every institution is down, which means being a top X% student will get you into progressively better schools unless they cut overall class sizes. Obviously it’s the institutions at the bottom of the list which lose students first, which is the “problem” highlighted by this article.