Rapidly escalating costs of US education: advantage, DL?

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by Jake_A, Feb 15, 2005.

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  1. Jake_A

    Jake_A New Member

    - Will the rapidly escalating costs of B&M higher education here in the US eventually prove to be its Archilles' heel?

    - Will DL experience a necessary boom as a result?

    - Are relatively lower costs and convenience (forget "ease" - that is the diploma mills' cause celebre) the sole critical factors for the long-term sustainability of DL in the US?

    What do you think?

    The Washington Post (" Costs of Education Slope Sharply Upward," Valerie Strauss, Tuesday, February 15, 2005; Page A10) reports, in part, that:

    • Tuition and fees at four-year public colleges and universities averaged $487 more this academic year than last year: $5,132 vs. $4,645, a 10.5 percent increase, according to the nonprofit College Board.

    At four-year private institutions, tuition and fees averaged $1,132 more than a year ago: $20,082 vs. $18,950, a 6 percent increase.

    • While the highest-priced schools get the most media attention, less than one half of 1 percent of all full-time undergraduates attend campuses that charged $30,000 or more in 2003-04.

    More ......

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24398-2005Feb14.html

    Thanks.
     

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