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HomeMark Cuban: Will Your College Go Out of Biz?
Posted by Larry Doyle on January 28th, 2013 12:10 PM |
Last spring as part of a continuing effort to address the Student Loan Crisis here at my blog, I wrote Why So Many Colleges May Fail. That particular commentary went viral in the blogosphere.
Clearly the topic of higher education in general and the funding of higher education specifically is forefront in the minds of many American families. There are many thousands of good reasons for families to be concerned. (more…)
What Great School Is Offering 20% Cut in Tuition?
Posted by Larry Doyle on May 31st, 2012 7:43 AM |
I am convinced that private colleges and universities will get increasingly squeezed financially over the coming years.
Families are clearly under heightened pressures from both an income and cost of living standpoint. Those pressures are already being factored into the equation as to where to send the kids to college. The prospect of a 50+k/year ticket for a private education looks very unappealing.
Well, one very highly regarded university clearly gets it and has made an aggressive move in dealing with this current market reality. This most competitive institution just launched a program in which undergraduates can get their degree in three years and effectively save 20% in the process. That’s a major market move which will clearly put pressure on its competition.
What school did this and who deserves the credit? (more…)
Student Debt Bubble: Impending Doom for Colleges
Posted by Larry Doyle on May 14th, 2012 11:27 AM |
“We know the model is not sustainable,” said Lawrence T. Lesick, vice president for enrollment management at Ohio Northern University. “Schools are going to have to show the value proposition. Those that don’t aren’t going to be around.”
(The New York Times; May 14, 2012)
The student loan debt bubble is beginning to get a LOT of attention. As well it should.
That attention is deserved when a level of debt surpasses $1 TRILLION. The New York Times drew further attention to this situation this weekend in an extensive and very personal commentary, A Generation Hobbled by the Soaring Cost of College.
I have tried to draw focus to the MASSIVE size of this problem and its accompanying implications over the course of the last year in writing the following: (more…)
