SIOUXFAN97 Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said: Less than 300 miles along I94 you have seven 4 year colleges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxSioux Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 On 9/22/2023 at 9:46 AM, The Sicatoka said: See: St. Cloud State (down about 8000 in a decade). St. Cloud State University hopes an accelerated online program will boost enrollment and ease budget woes. Critics say it's exploitive. An interesting piece on how St. Cloud is handling their enrollment death spiral and how the administration hopes to get out of it. They plan to partner with a "for profit" company to do accelerated online learning to pump up their enrollment. The comments to the article are very telling as to what former graduates and people in the area think. The future is not bright at SCSU. One hour away from the 16th largest MSA in the country and their president thinks this is a winning idea. Quote "It's on us to do whatever it takes so that St. Cloud State University can remain a thriving and evolving university for generations to come," Robbyn Wacker, St. Cloud State president, told faculty in August. "Keeping our university frozen in time will be its demise." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodak78 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 5 minutes ago, GeauxSioux said: St. Cloud State University hopes an accelerated online program will boost enrollment and ease budget woes. Critics say it's exploitive. An interesting piece on how St. Cloud is handling their enrollment death spiral and how the administration hopes to get out of it. They plan to partner with a "for profit" company to do accelerated online learning to pump up their enrollment. The comments to the article are very telling as to what former graduates and people in the area think. The future is not bright at SCSU. One hour away from the 16th largest MSA in the country and their president thinks this is a winning idea. Higher ED is over valued with the degrees they offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61hawk Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 3 hours ago, GeauxSioux said: St. Cloud State University hopes an accelerated online program will boost enrollment and ease budget woes. Critics say it's exploitive. An interesting piece on how St. Cloud is handling their enrollment death spiral and how the administration hopes to get out of it. They plan to partner with a "for profit" company to do accelerated online learning to pump up their enrollment. The comments to the article are very telling as to what former graduates and people in the area think. The future is not bright at SCSU. One hour away from the 16th largest MSA in the country and their president thinks this is a winning idea. Ask Southern Cal how well working with "for profit" snake oil salesmen 2U worked out for them. I know the people who had to go in and straighten that mess out... and it involved a lot of budget cuts and layoffs. I know of other colleges/departments around the country that have used or looked into using 2U thinking it was going to be a money making proposition, when it was anything but that. https://www.forbes.com/sites/edwardconroy/2023/05/13/former-master-of-social-work-students-are-suing-usc/?sh=a3afec590d2c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61hawk Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 3 hours ago, Nodak78 said: Higher ED is over valued with the degrees they offer. You can say that about every university and college. Employers are learning this and starting to consider experience in place of a 2 or 4 year degree for many jobs. Example: 4 year degree and 2 years experience, or 2 year degree and 4 years of experience, or 6 years of experience. I've hired or been involved in hiring over 100 employees and in most cases I valued experience over the degree. Most universities could probably cut 50% of their majors offered. 90% of liberal arts degrees are nothing more than a pathway to working at Starbucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodak651 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 4 hours ago, GeauxSioux said: St. Cloud State University hopes an accelerated online program will boost enrollment and ease budget woes. Critics say it's exploitive. An interesting piece on how St. Cloud is handling their enrollment death spiral and how the administration hopes to get out of it. They plan to partner with a "for profit" company to do accelerated online learning to pump up their enrollment. The comments to the article are very telling as to what former graduates and people in the area think. The future is not bright at SCSU. One hour away from the 16th largest MSA in the country and their president thinks this is a winning idea. I know it started prior to this, but I kinda feel like cutting FB was a major factor in SCSU's downfall. Not a good look to potential students who are choosing between SCSU, Mankato, Bemidji, Duluth, Winona, etc. Especially when SCSU and St. Cloud don't have very many redeaming qualities when comparing them to other public schools in MN. Football and sports aren't a reason that should be used to select a school, but it's certainly a valid reason to cross a school off the list if there are other alternatives that offer the same or better education. Off topic but it's a shame SCSU wasn't built a little further North, in the lakes area around Alexandria (who wouldnt want to go to college in a town that has a Zorbaz). Could have been an awesome college town and would have been the perfect location for a true "state" flagship university, had MN chosen to go that route, way back when. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxSioux Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 St. Cloud State University Reports Enrollment Surge, First Increase Since 2015 Quote The university says its fall enrollment for the 2023-2024 academic year saw a 7.7% jump in full-time learners and has been able to keep over 10,000 people working towards undergraduate and graduate degrees. The numbers were aided by a substantial 16.5% rise in the number of incoming freshmen and 11.7% growth in the number of transfer students. The university gives credit for the upswing to the “It’s Time” strategic framework, which offers a personalized learning journey to students. The shift has resulted in the first year-over-year increase in total headcount since the fall of 2015, marking a significant turnaround in enrollment. Although it is not mentioned, I can't help but wonder if the online presence is the major contributor to the large increase in new students. Or maybe the "It's Time" strategic framework is the online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSSD Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 2 hours ago, GeauxSioux said: St. Cloud State University Reports Enrollment Surge, First Increase Since 2015 Although it is not mentioned, I can't help but wonder if the online presence is the major contributor to the large increase in new students. Or maybe the "It's Time" strategic framework is the online. Or maybe it's the in-state free education for children with parents making less than $XX,XXX. I forget the number but it was passed this year. If it's Minnesota - It's Free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodak651 Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Complete fall numbers were posted https://ndus.edu/contact-us/institutional-research/reporting/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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