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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
University and College Presidents and their staff make WAY too much money. But, people want DESPERATELY to get an education and a degree so that THEY, in turn, can make the BIG bucks. It's kind of like a human hampster wheel.
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Yes, all of those "gender studies" degrees will get them the BIG bucks, working at Starbucks...
But I'll agree on university staff wasting money... The administration costs for colleges have SKYROCKETED, with no effect on the quality of education...
"Between 2004 and 2014, the University only expanded the number of tenured or tenure-track faculty by 8 percent. During the same period, administrative faculty grew by a whopping 60 percent."
Administrative bloat, budget mismanagement explain UC’s falling global rankings - Daily Bruin
"During the 1980-1981 school year, public and private institutions spent $20.7 billion in total on instruction, and $13 billion on academic support, student services and institutional support combined, according to data from the National Center for Educational Statistics. 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."
Bureaucrats And Buildings: The Case For Why College Is So Expensive