Community Colleges Need More Funds, Consultant Says / College Seniors “Don’t Know Much About History”
N.C. Community Colleges will need upward of $1.2 billion for capital expansion if they are to meet projected enrollment growth for 2000-2005, according to Kent Caruthers, a consultant with MGT of America, Inc. in Tallahassee, FL.
A recent survey of seniors at America’s top colleges and Universities reveals that more than 80 percent are ignorant of the most basic elements of American history. Among the elite institutions surveyed were Duke University and Davidson College.
N.C. Community Colleges to Examine “Critical Needs” / Federal Regulations Help Push Up College Cost
Members of the State Board of Community Colleges met today to begin developing a proposal for financing capital needs at the state’s community college campuses. The North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) announced last Friday that they would partner with UNC to create a funding package that would address both systems’ capital needs.
An estimated 12.5 cents out of every $1 increase in tuition goes to pay for compliance with federal regulations.
States Use Online Learning to Save Space, Cut Spending
What has been called a “crisis” by some higher education leaders in North Carolina is being viewed as an opportunity to cut state spending and improve services in Washington State.
The Executive Summary of N.C. State’s Diversity Initiative
The following is how the Diversity Initiative’s executive summary read as of March 1998.
N.C. State’s feelings-based Diversity Policy
A university proposes radically restructuring education as a symbolic gesture.