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From ROCK RIVER TIMES:
Excerpt:
73 percent of the class of 2017 is from inside the state. The U of I long has had a goal to have three-quarters of its students come from Illinois high schools.
A decade ago, Illinois students made up 90 percent of the university’s classes.
The U of I’s admissions director, Stacey Kostell, told the Tribune that the lower in-state numbers were “not intentional.”
But as the school sees fewer local students, foreign-born and out-of-state students have flocked to the school.
Nearly 16 percent of the University of Illinois’ freshman class is from China.
“While it is good to have a good cross-section in our universities … we still need to be concerned about the average Illinoisan being able to afford the U of I,” state Rep. Mike Tryon, R-Crystal Lake, said.
It costs an Illinois student about $35,000 each year for tuition, room and board, fees and books at the U of I.
The university charges foreign students $52,000 for the same tuition, room and board, books and fees.
And that — the $17,000 difference — is incentive to accept more foreign students.
So why do these universities want to give in state rates to illegal aliens?
Two words, “Foreign Students.”
A couple of thoughts:
1. Yes, colleges love the out of state & international students because they often pay the full tuition price and get no financial aid. But the flip side is that, without these students, tuition prices for in-state students would be even higher.
2. Most universities these days are seeing a decrease in the student population. So, there likely ARE open slots at state universities, maybe just not in the top tier ones.
3. Except for the elite schools, the bottom third of the college/university students today should not be there. Many students in the middle third could make something out of college, but are not that motivated.
4. There are way too many administrators vs. faculty. At the school where I teach, they keep getting rid of faculty and adding administrators. Class sizes just keep getting bigger. I’ve lost track of the number of people with the title “Director”. It just boggles the mind.
>>Most of college-dispensed knowledge is static. Math, language, economics, literature, etc change little from decade to decade. Except for the sciences, essentially the base product remains the same.
I would argue that even the true sciences change very little over time at the undergraduate, and even the masters, level.
Do what Michigan State University has done.
Put the Board of Regents on the ballot with the Governor and make them stand for election every four years.
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