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Enrollment Prices

Enrollment Prices

Revenue Growth

Enrollment Prices

Revenue Growth

Units

Students Organizing

Students Organizing

Faculty & Administrators Empathizing

Students Organizing


Media Din Rising

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Media Din Rising

Source: GAO Analysis of Dept. of Education Data

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$2,550


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1 of 2

$2,550


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1 of 2

$2,550

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1 of 2

$2,550


The Pain is not evenly distributed…

The Pain is not limited to students.

Maine reported spring enrollment increases of 20 percent, after laying off employees and leaving vacant positions open to cope with a $2.9 million state cut.

Arizona community colleges have absorbed $19.3 million in cuts and may lose all remaining state aid, said Norma Kent, spokeswoman at the American Association of

Community Colleges. Some systems have had to reject thousands of applicants.

Recession could slash college funds by 36%, lawmakers told

Rocky Mountain NewsSaturday, January 19, 2008

Colorado’s university and college presidents warned lawmakers Friday that funding for higher education could plummet during the next recession by 36 percent, triggering

tuition spikes and losses throughout the state’s economy.

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•50% of community college enrollments & 35% of four-year enrollments are in top 25 courses.

•½ of all higher education enrollments are at community colleges & 1/2 are at four-year institutions.

•Given proportion of above.about 42.5% of all higher education enrollments are in top 25 courses

Source: Copyright 2005, The National Center for Academic Transformation

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