A recent Facebook post in a local discussion group about the cost of rent in Ypsilanti highlights something that those who think “we’re in a…
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A couple of days ago, I wrote about the effective decrease in instructional spending at WCC due to inflation. Since 2015, WCC’s spending on instruction…
Yesterday, I wrote about the change in instructional spending at WCC between 2015 and present. When accounting for inflation, funding for instruction has decreased by…
Inflation has been front-and-center since it began its uncomfortable upward climb in March 2021. Rising inflation definitely takes a bite out of the average paycheck.…
As community college administrators and politicians wonder why younger students are bypassing community colleges, some things come to mind. Generational differences are playing out right…
Heartland Community College in Normal, IL plans to borrow $12M to pay for campus maintenance debt and IT investments for its campuses in Normal, Peoria…
WalletHub released its annual analysis of community colleges in the United States. Overall, Michigan’s community colleges ranked 15th in the nation. Within Michigan, Washtenaw ranked…
In the last few weeks, I’ve written about executive compensation and its contribution to the cost of attendance. A recent effort by a North Carolina…
The most striking thing about the rising cost of a college education is that none of the four major players – Marketing Construction Administrative growth…
The cost of a college education keeps climbing, in part because of unchecked executive compensation. As a result, each year, fewer students believe they can…