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The University Innovation Alliance
What are these schools doing?
Let me give you the names & let's see if you have clues as to what they are driving at:
UCF; Oregon State; Arizona State; University of Kansas; Georgia State University; Purdue University; The Ohio State University; Iowa State University; UC Riverside; University of Texas; and, Michigan State University.
Clues?
Well, there are no Northeast Universities in there. Two of them - Arizona State and UCF - are the FASTEST growing bigger universities in the country. And you have many of the best known academic institutions pushing the envelope. All are Public; and very large Public.
The key stream through all of these is the use of classroom and internet to create scale. Broader offerings and far reaching capacity to teach kids in lots of settings. And, for the most part, the capacity (and willingness) to both lower tuition (and make the Bachelors education affordable to a wider group of learners) and the desire to get away from taking more from their State Government. Arizona State has reduced the State from over 70% of total budget to less than 50%. Class size is not an issue. There are many 1000 seat classes at Arizona State and UCF. But they have a Student Advisor system that is highly interactive. Massive Building/Capital Improvement funding all over these campuses.
CR?
If you see the non-BCS (and non AAU) Universities rise faster than the norm, I think the desire to have that Football team that is Branded & the capacity to push for acceptance rises. Numbers? Arizona State & UCF are both on their way to being 70,000 enrollment. Better acceptance of Community College and transfers. And, they say their Enrollment standards are higher .
What are these schools doing?
Let me give you the names & let's see if you have clues as to what they are driving at:
UCF; Oregon State; Arizona State; University of Kansas; Georgia State University; Purdue University; The Ohio State University; Iowa State University; UC Riverside; University of Texas; and, Michigan State University.
Clues?
Well, there are no Northeast Universities in there. Two of them - Arizona State and UCF - are the FASTEST growing bigger universities in the country. And you have many of the best known academic institutions pushing the envelope. All are Public; and very large Public.
The key stream through all of these is the use of classroom and internet to create scale. Broader offerings and far reaching capacity to teach kids in lots of settings. And, for the most part, the capacity (and willingness) to both lower tuition (and make the Bachelors education affordable to a wider group of learners) and the desire to get away from taking more from their State Government. Arizona State has reduced the State from over 70% of total budget to less than 50%. Class size is not an issue. There are many 1000 seat classes at Arizona State and UCF. But they have a Student Advisor system that is highly interactive. Massive Building/Capital Improvement funding all over these campuses.
CR?
If you see the non-BCS (and non AAU) Universities rise faster than the norm, I think the desire to have that Football team that is Branded & the capacity to push for acceptance rises. Numbers? Arizona State & UCF are both on their way to being 70,000 enrollment. Better acceptance of Community College and transfers. And, they say their Enrollment standards are higher .