Late last month, the New Jersey City University Board of Trustees declared a financial emergency, citing the school’s $20M deficit. On the same day, NJCU…
Posts published in “WCC Budget”
A new study by Purdue University researchers reveals that money can buy happiness. In Michigan, happiness runs about $95,000 per year. If happiness is a…
I have written about the prospect of expanding the Washtenaw Community College District before. WCC’s current enrollment splits almost equally between in-district and out-of-district students.…
More than a million Michigan residents have “some college, no degree.” That means 13.6% of the state’s adult population started but never finished college. Nearly…
In the last several posts, I’ve written about new data regarding the differences between those who finish college and those who don’t. Knowing who doesn’t…
In the last couple of posts, I’ve written about a recent study conducted by Sallie Mae that reveals the differences between those who complete a…
Yesterday, I wrote about results of a new survey conducted earlier this year by Sallie Mae. The survey examined the differences between students who completed…
I’ve written a lot about revenue-backed bonds, WCC’s choice for obligating Washtenaw County taxpayers without actually asking them. But there is real danger in revenue-backed…
Recently, the WCC Board of Trustees approved a $5-per-credit-hour increase to WCC’s existing fee. The increase raises WCC’s cost of attendance to $110 per credit…
Following the release of the latest college enrollment data, there’s a lot of speculation about why enrollment continues to sink. Almost invariably, the issue of…