Yep, this is a good thing. It was only a matter of time...

...until it reached a tipping point where the cost of a college degree no longer makes financial sense. The universities have done this to themselves by incurring huge debt in the form of constant expansion to keep up with the Joneses.
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Posted: 02/07/2019 at 12:04PM

College enrollment is shrinking are many colleges across the country -- VaAkita 02/07/2019 11:05AM

This could be a positive thing and will impact only lower tier schools -- vtdadingf 02/08/2019 11:00AM

Same is true for more advanced degrees -- Vienna_Hokie 02/08/2019 1:27PM

Lots of brick and mortar going up at VT. How will this work out? ** -- HokiesBill48 02/07/2019 2:59PM

Not well, but VA taxpayers will love the tax surcharge for -- fordham 02/07/2019 3:07PM

For me, the interaction with people around the world was a HUGE thing. -- 48zip 02/07/2019 12:41PM

Interactions with diverse cultures are important. But trade schools may -- VaAkita 02/07/2019 1:03PM

Sure, but not to the extent of a 20-25k student body and/or professors. -- 48zip 02/07/2019 1:07PM

Have you heard of Lambda? -- MrBayAreaHokie 02/07/2019 12:23PM

Sounds an awful lot like indentured servitude to me. ** -- Tafkam Hokie 02/07/2019 6:04PM

Good info but how do they get promoted? -- VT48uva0 02/07/2019 3:20PM

Interesting. And it makes sense for specialized careers -- HokieAl 02/07/2019 12:54PM

My daughter did that. -- GFallsFan 02/07/2019 1:57PM

I can see that, there are many trades you can do that will -- fordham 02/07/2019 11:35AM

People getting out of college with 60 to 100K of debt is a harsh reality -- bigbadbird 02/07/2019 1:00PM

Yep, this is a good thing. It was only a matter of time... -- MP4VT2004 02/07/2019 12:04PM

The reckoning has begun. ** -- RoswellGAHokie 02/07/2019 11:17AM

Yep, this is a good thing. It was only a matter of time...

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