Measuring the Cost of a College Degree: A Case Study of a SUNY Community College

Autor/inn/en	Romano, Richard M.; Losinger, Regina; Millard, Tim
Institution	Cornell Higher Education Research Institute (CHERI)
Titel	Measuring the Cost of a College Degree: A Case Study of a SUNY Community College
Quelle	(2010), (35 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Credentials; Higher Education; Community Colleges; Low Income; Dental Health; Global Approach; College Graduates; Credits; Hygiene; Public Support; Access to Education; Economic Factors; College Role; Minority Group Students; Tuition; Case Studies; Public Policy; Costs; Educational Attainment; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienbuch; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Community college; Community College; Niedriglohn; Zahnärztliche Versorgung; Globales Denken; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Öffentliche Förderung; Öffentliche Trägerschaft; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Ökonomischer Faktor; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Öffentliche Ordnung; Cost; Kosten; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	In his February 2009 address to Congress, President Obama called attention to the problems of higher education and promised a policy agenda to restore the U.S. to its leadership role in student access and completion rates. However, a depressed economy, stagnant or falling state funding for public higher education, and public resistance to rising tuition, are all impeding access to a postsecondary education recognized as essential in a global economy. In order to achieve the goal of increasing the proportions of Americans with high quality degrees and credentials, educators agree that the community college must play an important role, particularly if the low income minority students that typically attend these colleges are to be brought into the mainstream (Carnevale, Strohl & Smith, 2009). Almost all of the current discussion over meeting these goals focuses on the revenue side of the issue as colleges look for new monies to help hold down tuition increases in the face of declining public support. Yet, if we are to have a national discussion over the difficult choices that colleges and policy makers face, we must also ask questions about the cost of this service. This case study provides important information for the cost side of the discussion. It looks at the cost of producing different types of degrees and the internal cross-subsidies by department at Broome Community College (BCC), a public community college in upstate New York. Not only is the information useful in itself, but the methods employed may serve as a model for others to look more closely at costs on the campus or state level. Appended are: (1) List of degree and certificate programs included in study along with program codes and number of graduates for the 2008-09 academic year; (2) Direct Instructional Cost per Credit Hour for Departments Generating Credits for Graduates in this Study, from highest to lowest (2008-09 dollars); (3) Full Catalog vs Full Transcript Costs for 2008-09 G 2008-09 dollars); (4) Average number of credits taken by 2008-09 graduates versus required by program; and (5) Cost and Revenue for Dental Hygiene Degree-AAS (2008-09). (Contains 5 tables.) [For related report, "Measuring the Cost of a College Degree: A Case Study of a SUNY Community College," see EJ942609.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10