Public and private research universities had increased revenue from services like hospitals as well as from the Federal government, yet raised tuition to further increase costs. Other private institutions (such as liberal arts schools) have less revenue from their endowments and alumni gifts. They are charging higher tuition to both make up for that revenue and fund additional spending. To make up for less state funding, however, non-research public institutions are both raising tuition and spending less.
In other words, everyone is getting tuition increases, but only community colleges and lower-level state colleges are actually seeing a cutback in programs. That actually makes me kind of physically sick.
Although that's the effect that is immediately obvious to the end-customer, the student, in actuality "raising tuition and spending less" creates something more sustainable. They will actually be less dependent over time compared to other institutions. This is an example of institutions downsizing with short-term consequences rather than continuously expanding with longer term consequences.
Public and private research universities had increased revenue from services like hospitals as well as from the Federal government, yet raised tuition to further increase costs. Other private institutions (such as liberal arts schools) have less revenue from their endowments and alumni gifts. They are charging higher tuition to both make up for that revenue and fund additional spending. To make up for less state funding, however, non-research public institutions are both raising tuition and spending less.
In other words, everyone is getting tuition increases, but only community colleges and lower-level state colleges are actually seeing a cutback in programs. That actually makes me kind of physically sick.