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re: So the u of Bama wants to become more yankee?
Posted on 7/23/17 at 2:34 pm to TomRollTideRitter
Posted on 7/23/17 at 2:34 pm to TomRollTideRitter
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Can you find numbers that compare the increase of tuition at UA and AU over the past 10 years to other schools? Tuition has increased everywhere, so do we really know if it's because of the growth?
Cost of tuition has increased nationwide. The problem with Alabama is there isn't a lotto to supplement these increases. The taxpayer of Alabama has to carry that burden out of their own pocketbook because the Legislature isn't going to increase funding because the enrollment has increased. If they Legislature earmarked funding only to instate students, then the cost for their tuition would be reduced.
That scholarship money to those out of state students could be spread even more to instate students, thus reducing their cost. Here is the kicker: Those out of state students get instate residency after two years with a little effort, so the school is actually paying them to attend.
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Posted on 7/23/17 at 2:37 pm to Irons Puppet
quote:Any in-state student with halfway decent scores is getting some form of scholarship.
That scholarship money to those out of state students could be spread even more to instate students, thus reducing their cost.
Posted on 7/23/17 at 2:52 pm to Irons Puppet
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the Legislature isn't going to increase funding because the enrollment has increased.
This is laughable. Proration of higher education is now, and has ALWAYS been the first thing cut when the legislature needs some extra dollars. It has nothing to do with enrollment. Alabama and Auburn are only nominally state funded institutions these days.
Posted on 7/23/17 at 2:53 pm to Irons Puppet
I get what you're saying but without seeing the numbers I don't think we can know for sure. Also, we don't know if long term a lot of the students who chose to go to school here only to leave after graduation will come back.
There are benefits to out of state students coming as well.
I know out of state students who are paying full tuition to come to UA. Would they come here if we weren't recruiting their states so hard?
Even if a student with full tuition from out of state leaves Alabama, he will likely have still put thousands of dollars into the local economy.
The way Alabama schools do scholarships benefits the best students in state. I'm from Tennessee, and I thought the lottery scholarship was a rip-off because with a 34 ACT, I was getting about the same from UTK as someone with a 28. UTK has since changed their scholarships to fight that, but you'd still get a better deal from UA.
There are benefits to out of state students coming as well.
I know out of state students who are paying full tuition to come to UA. Would they come here if we weren't recruiting their states so hard?
Even if a student with full tuition from out of state leaves Alabama, he will likely have still put thousands of dollars into the local economy.
The way Alabama schools do scholarships benefits the best students in state. I'm from Tennessee, and I thought the lottery scholarship was a rip-off because with a 34 ACT, I was getting about the same from UTK as someone with a 28. UTK has since changed their scholarships to fight that, but you'd still get a better deal from UA.
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