A local college expects lower tuition revenues in fall because of health reform

YewNork

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Sat Jun-05-10 07:15 AM
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A local college expects lower tuition revenues in fall because of health reform

Edited on Sat Jun-05-10 07:15 AM by YewNork

A local community college is worrying about lower tuition revenues in the fall semester because students will no longer have to be in college to qualify for health insurance coverage. Up to now, approximately 15% of its students were enrolled solely because they needed to be full time students in order to receive health insurance coverage through their parents' insurance. With the reforms, that is no longer the case. Colleges are worrying about a loss of tuition funds due to this change.

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zazen

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Sat Jun-05-10 07:22 AM
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1. in NC I'd think the drop would be welcome--they're 15% above normal due to recession

and the tuition is subsidized, so in reality they haven't had enough money to support the increase in students (in fact, they've faced cuts like other education sectors). Is that not going on in your state?

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YewNork

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Sat Jun-05-10 08:08 AM
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2. They don't cost the schools all that much, but do provide extra money

Apparently, these students don't cost the schools that much money. They attend classes irregularly, don't make use of the facilities, and many don't hand in assignments. They also fill up empty seats in classes that would be taking place anyway.

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Bitwit1234

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Sat Jun-05-10 08:40 AM
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3. Because of the economy maybe their parents

can't afford tuition which colleges raise and raise and raise.
Could maybe that be the cause that will lower college participation???

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