Equity in College Admissions

Happytimes2001
Tue, 14 Jul 2020 19:30:07 +0000

Here’s the first article I found.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinesimon/2017/09/05/bureaucrats-and-buildings-the-case-for-why-college-is-so-expensive/#4f298ed9456a
From the article:
By the 2014-2015 school year, total instructional costs had climbed to $148 billion, while the same grouping of administrative expenses had risen to $122.3 billion.
( Even I’m blown over by that number, I would have guessed the useless staff was about 25%)

It’s extremely unlikely the administrative costs are that low at any school as cited above. And spiraling costs of schools trying to compete for students means an endless array of expenditures. It’s one thing if you are willing and able to pay for the 100million dollar gym, quite another if you are graduating with 100K in debt for those “expenditures” Sadly, if it was a la carte, people who wanted those things could pay for them. But many would not allow that others should make their own choices. They believe it should be a buffet where everyone pays, even if only some folks want the caviar. It’s a large reason why costs are so expensive and won’t come down until people agree that classes are the most important things.