Duquesne…not so good from a merit stand point and she is a B student with an ACT of 25. We do not qualify for aid.
@Portercat - not sure if you visited Bloomsburg…It is actually very nice and the students treated my kid perfectly.
I would highly recommend Christopher Newport for your daughter, OP. Great up-and-coming university which would provide a unique experience for any OOS student.
@LBad96 - Thank you for the suggestion. Unfortunately, they do not have a swim team…
@bester1 Yes, we have visited Bloomsburg. I loved it and it is affordable. Maybe I can turn my D’s opinions around. My wife would go back in time and attend Christopher Newport U if she could! The drive is a little more than I would like, so we would still need to figure out travel. I told my D that I am not driving 12 hours every holiday to pick her up:)
@Portercat - Yes…I was pleasantly surprised at the presentation, the graduation rate and that Tuition/Room and Board was $19,500/year. They do not use the pay by credit program and that was a huge plus. It was a college town setting with some nightlife happening. Time/Money has it rated as #169 regarding ROI. Definitely something to consider.
At least the looming strike is getting some coverage in Philadelphia papers also:
It is getting interesting. It is a shame on all accounts. If they come to a last minute settlement…I mean…all sides had well over a year to get to an agreement. PA needs to wake up and realize our state system and its affordability is less than optimal.
Thanks
@bester1 I live in the same town as one of those colleges. I messaged you 
I thought Duquesne used to give $10,000 merit to all accepted students, but of course that would only bring the price down to around $30,000
@mommdc - yep…I belive you are correct. With our household income and average stats…it will be around $32,000
So, PASSHE professors are NOW striking. Tons of news coverage NOW, even on TV in the major Philadelphia maket. It is a disappointing situation, and I can tell you that the longer this drags out, the more we will try and focus on private school options for our senior D.
Does anyone know if this happens frequently in other states? I know High School teachers strike all of the time, I just didn’t know it happened at the state college level.
I also find it interesting how many students seem to support the professor movement…? I get the solidarity thing, BUT, do they not put 2+2 together that this is going to result in higher tuition (and debt for them) for an already strained state college system in PA? I guess if they are seniors they don’t care. If they are underclassmen(women), worried about the long term value of their degree or have siblings, they should be concerned about major tuition hikes that will result by giving them what they want. The state is NOT going to chip in more $$.
Well, actually, the ONLY way things can get better in PASSHE at this point is if there’s an increase in funding - how can you be so sure the State will not “chip in”, or actually, pay what it owes? Students can’t really strike, but they can support the staff/professors strike and hope funding is re-established to a decent level. If the strike leads to better funding, at this point I don’t think they feel they have anything to lose. Students know there have been 1° leadership failures (and, frankly, stupid decisions) 2°massive funding cuts 3° lower quality for higher costs for students. They live every day with th results of these and certainly hope something will come from the strike.
I think the straw that broke the camel’s back, for students, is that in order to graduate in 4 years, they’ll need to pay extra, because of state funding cuts.
In 1983 PASSHE was 80% funded by the state and the current level is 20%. The mission of higher public education has been lost and we Pennsylvanian residents have allowed this to happen, accepted it and may have even encouraged it. This is why PA’s public higher education system is now the 3rd highest in the country. If you are an average to B student and middle to upper middle class in this state…you are in serious COA trouble.
If students and union want to direct their ire towards the state and its legislature for lack of funding, they don’t seem to be communicating that correctly. Otherwise, there may be some cost solutions (closing institutions, making them community colleges, etc). I don’t see why institutions with severely declining enrollments should be propped up by increased tuition. There really is no “room” for increases IMO.
I agree but there are some unique challenges. Some of the schools with declining enrollment designed and built new residence halls and recreation centers and such. Brand new as enrollment was at all time high in 2010.
Check out the video. I am not sure that perception is correct…I think they are getting the point across to the students that will then get their point across to their parents and change will happen!!! I don’t know how else they can get the movement going!!!
http://ragingchickenpress.org/2016/10/20/apscuf-strike-day-1-ku-spotlite/
Another one to watch…
http://ragingchickenpress.org/2016/10/20/apscuf-strike-at-kutztown-kutv/
@betser1, Sorry to take over your original post with PASSHE issues…the whole system is very frustrating for PA residents.
Lol…no worries…you make excellent contributions!!!