College Inc.

In fairness, it should be noted that burger flipping can provide substantially more compensation than adjunct teaching. For example, the starting salary at In-N-Out Burger is $10.00 per hour, and the benefits include paid vacation, free meals, a 401K plan, and medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Many adjunct faculty would be thrilled to work under those terms.

 

My favorite burger joint - I used to frequent an In-N-Out near UC Riverside (UCR). Some of the workers there were also students at UCR and could work around their class schedule.

 

I finally watched that video. Did I hear that correct, that the lady from the HLC is scrutinizing Chancellor University's audit report like "fine-toothed comb"??? She also sounded very condescending, and made me interpret that she does not like For-Profit schools and the idea that Michael Clifford buying the school, is making sure she reviews the school very close. I'm under the impression, no matter what that school does, it is highly unlikely they will get out of the show-cause order. Main reason is that she doesn't like a business purchasing the school for accreditation.

I think the issue many private, for-profit schools is they charge very excessive rates. I understand that rates need to be higher, because it's a business and they have to pay for advertising and other costs that public schools doesn't have to spend, or other costs to run a business. Also, some of the bonehead recruiting practices is making it harder for some private schools to succeed because there is going to be increase regulation and causing these schools to give up.

Living in Sacramento, I am noticing that it's almost impossible to get into any classes at the local community college and Sac State. Luckily, my wife is getting her AA this month, but prior to this, it was so hard to get into classes because they would get filled up within 24 hours. I don't understand why public schools cannot be as motivated to increase more online programs and increase the capacity of additional courses. In California, they only cut teachers and classes.

Over the past two days, I have corresponded with many of my former professors over my situation and what direction I want to do to complete my degree. I was surprised by the animosity some of they have for private, for-profit schools. When I explained to them what choice do we have when public schools continue to cut back classes and starting to charge rates higher than some private, for profit schools. Of course, they don't have an explanation. lol

 

State schools are subsized to a very large extent by taxes. I suppose the true cost of a course could be estimated.

I've found very little difference in tuition beween not-for-profit and for-prifit schools. Occasionally I find a state school that charges out-of-state students as much as for-profit schools.

 

Having personally met Sylvia Manning, I would take her at her word on this one.

Shawn