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upghr5187 t1_jd9qxel wrote

Reply to comment by aust_b in Penn State, PSU, Temple and Lincoln say a tuition hike is needed, even with a 7% increase in state funding by Mrstucco

Which is a really shitty way for the state to structure public higher education. Our large flagship universities are as expensive as private schools. Pennsylvania residents have to go to a lower tier of universities to get true in state tuition. Other states are able to keep their flagships more affordable. It holds PA back in my opinion

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reena_leone t1_jd9ozys wrote

Reply to Penn State, PSU, Temple and Lincoln say a tuition hike is needed, even with a 7% increase in state funding by Mrstucco

As a Penn State alum, this news is frustrating but unfortunately not surprising. It seems like every year there's a tuition hike, despite the increase in state funding. I understand that universities need to cover their costs, but it's disheartening to think of how many students might be priced out of education because of these increases.

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PPQue6 t1_jd9oy8v wrote

Reply to comment by GraySparrow in Penn State, PSU, Temple and Lincoln say a tuition hike is needed, even with a 7% increase in state funding by Mrstucco

> I have an undergraduate degree in philosophy

😬😬 I'm just wrapping up my intro to philosophy class and that alone gives me a bad enough headache. I can't even imagine how much of a pain it is to major in it. On that note I'll just side with Socrates in that I know nothing, and that I can never truly know anything, but I can always discuss it in a dialectic manner.

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CVideoDesigns t1_jd9mmqo wrote

Reply to comment by ny_insomniac in Penn State, PSU, Temple and Lincoln say a tuition hike is needed, even with a 7% increase in state funding by Mrstucco

Same here, and I totally agree. There has been non-stop construction on that campus forever! I even made a short student film about it for one of my film classes called “Construction State” OVER 20 YEARS AGO! And yet, look no further than East Halls for a shining example of the squalor students are still living in while paying more than double what I did each semester. The largest reason by far that I keep chucking their fundraising letters in the garbage is because of the irresponsible spending I’ve seen over the past two decades.

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Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_jd9mk78 wrote

Reply to comment by Away-Living5278 in Penn State, PSU, Temple and Lincoln say a tuition hike is needed, even with a 7% increase in state funding by Mrstucco

That's because the state of PA gives the state related schools only a small amount of money. Pitt only uses their state money to lower tuition for instate students and it's so little that Pitt uses their own money for part of the tuition break.

That's why if the state legislature gets all wacked out over the state appropriation like last year Pitt will say "fuck you" and go private.

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Calint t1_jd9lkma wrote

Reply to comment by Pink_Slyvie in Penn State, PSU, Temple and Lincoln say a tuition hike is needed, even with a 7% increase in state funding by Mrstucco

Not OP, but here are some numbers I found.

During the 1980-1981 school year, public and private institutions spent $20.7 billion in total on instruction, and $13 billion on academic support, student services and institutional support combined, according to data from the National Center for Educational Statistics. By the 2014-2015 school year, total instructional costs had climbed to $148 billion, while the same grouping of administrative expenses had risen to $122.3 billion.

Put another way, administrative spending comprised just 26% of total educational spending by American colleges in 1980-1981, while instructional spending comprised 41%. Three decades later, the two categories were almost even: administrative spending made up 24% of schools’ total expenditures, while instructional spending made up 29%.

Forbes Article from 2017

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