I think that the major factor behind the growth
of college tuition is the growth of administrative
bureaucracy. This is certainly the case at most
state institutions. I am not sure about private
institutions. We have increasing numbers of
Vice presidents, Associate Vice presidents, Assistant
On the college fees tuition question, a couple answers have been
offered so far:
1. Inflating administrative budgets
2. Capital improvements to attract corporate investment
My experience with the University of California is that the more than
doubling in fees we've experienced over the past
Someone asked why college tuitions are skyrocketing much greater than the
rate of inflation. My understanding is that it has something to do with
boards of trustees, etc., undertaking massive capital improvement drives
(i.e. building high-tech bioengineering and other hard science labs) in
order
a query relevant to John Gulick's last message: how much does a year
in prison cost, relative to a year at the University of California?
in pen solidarity,
Jim Devine BITNET: jndf@lmuacadINTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Econ. Dept., Loyola Marymount Univ., Los Angeles, CA 90045-2699 USA
On the college fees tuition question, a couple answers have been
offered so far:
1. Inflating administrative budgets
2. Capital improvements to attract corporate investment
My experience with the University of California is that the more than
doubling in fees we've experienced over the past
