California State University system sees unprecedented decline in enrollment
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Re: California State University system sees unprecedented decline in enrollment
#2fun fact for the older HN community: The CSU system has a distance learning system (esp. SJSU), if you're interested in learning something new for fun - it's a great resource. I've used it over the last couple of years and am contemplating getting a masters from here as well.
Are CSUs academic powerhouses? No. Are they still great for learning upper division physics, chemistry, and math at an affordable price? Absolutely.
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#3I know when my daughter started college 5 years ago, the dean was up front that there was a demographic cliff coming up, I wonder how much of the decline is that.
Re: California State University system sees unprecedented decline in enrollment
#4The article is pretty light on facts. I wish there was some real analysis here. There's no shame in going to CSU traditionally; lots of great schools in the system and certainly fine alumni.
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#5The headline could read: Parents and children are waking up to the student loan con game.
Re: California State University system sees unprecedented decline in enrollment
#6I know when my daughter started college 5 years ago, the dean was up front that there was a demographic cliff coming up, I wonder how much of the decline is that.
what's a "demographic cliff"?
Re: California State University system sees unprecedented decline in enrollment
#7The headline could read: Parents and children are waking up to the student loan con game.
CSU is the cheaper state university system in California. It costs like $6,000 per year for in-state students. If they were waking up to the con game, more would be going there.
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#9I know when my daughter started college 5 years ago, the dean was up front that there was a demographic cliff coming up, I wonder how much of the decline is that.
what's a "demographic cliff"?
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/blogs/random-samplings/2016/...
Take a look at the 20-24 and 15-19 age groups. Note that 15-19 is smaller, and consider that members of that age group will move up to the next group over the next 5 years. They're also entering typical college age. Now, in this chart, it's far from a "cliff", but it is smaller, so that would mean that you could reasonably expect a lower enrollment since that age bracket is smaller than those that came before it.
Re: California State University system sees unprecedented decline in enrollment
#10The headline could read: Parents and children are waking up to the student loan con game.
In-state tuition for the CSUs is on the order of $13,000/yr. I don't think an aversion towards student loans explains this.