Poll Question

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Should universities admit more out-of-state students to increase or sustain revenue?

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Nothing new here . . .

Submitted by markk33831 on Mon, 11/23/2009 at 7:07 pm.

This debate comes up every time there is a recession or cut back in school revenues. It's always a balancing act between bringing in more out of state students, cutting back on programs or raising tuitions. Each school works the act differently. When the economy turns around, the issue disappears - until the next financial crisis.

admission of more out-of-state students at state Us

Submitted by STK on Mon, 11/23/2009 at 4:20 pm.

I don't understand the ponderance and that is likely my own ignorance to the debate. If there is room for more students at the schools in the first place, then there is a so called vacancy so why not.

Should list options

Submitted by sdougan on Mon, 11/23/2009 at 3:20 pm.

The question should list the options:

1. Accept more out of state students

2. Raise tuition on in state students

3. Cut total number of students

3. Go bankrupt

You forgot one

Submitted by markk33831 on Mon, 11/23/2009 at 7:14 pm.

You forgot cutting back on programs, classes and staff. Colleges will cut back on infrastructure before they will cut back on the number of students they accept. That gives negative overtones that stick around long after most financial crisises. Yes, there have been some schools go bankrupt and close their doors, but not that many and those are typically small, privately funded colleges.

To increase the numbers of -

Submitted by frankr27401 on Mon, 11/23/2009 at 12:29 pm.

out-of-state students (OSSs) to our State's Universities should be forbidden - unless - the OSSs compete academically with in-state students (ISSs), and a cap on OSSs is established add approved by the State Board of Education. Denying ISSs an advantage for growth in education so that OSSs (which include wealthy foreigners) can diminish our State's ability to educate it's own is just unconscionable. If this happens, the State Government should make greater cuts in funding than already exists.