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Originally Posted by Mako19
Nail meet hammer.
Southern, UNO, Southeastern, Grambling, Nothwestern among others should all be converted to 2 year colleges.
No politician would propose this obvious answer to the current crises because he would be seen as a racist And be career suicide.
There is no reason to have so many 4 year universities in 1 state.
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Couldn't convert Southern and Gambling. One, probably Southern, would likely have to remain, as it is a land grant university that was established when LSU was an all-white university. There is probably something in the law protecting it.
What should be done though is merging of some universities, like UNO and Southeastern, LSU-S and LA Tech, maybe even Northwestern and LA Tech. McNeese and ULL would be prime candidates being only an hour apart, but McNeese is one of the few colleges left in the state with an agricultural department. Plus, I think there would be so much outrage than anyone would consider merging archrivals that it just wouldn't happen. Lol!
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Originally Posted by Mako19
By the way, W. Thank you for clearing up who I was referencing in my original post to anyone who doesn't visit the Sport's Bar.
If you don't see that all of these state budget cuts to higher education is a serious crisis then you are dumber than your posts indicate.
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He doesn't care is what it comes down to. Based on all the posts I see on Facebook everyday on stories about this topic, I'd say he couldn't be further from the truth. A lot of people are concerned about the future of higher education in Louisiana. The people that aren't are those that see no value in a college education.
Personally, I think the system is all wrong. Tuition should be higher, financial assistance program requirements, like TOPS, should be higher. I believe a 21 on the ACT qualifies you for TOPS. In my opinion, that is too low. You are giving way too much free money away.
One might call me a hypocrite for such a statement, as I was on TOPS, but I graduated high school with a 3.69 GPA and a 29 on my ACT. So yes, I was on TOPS, but I exceeded the requirements, and was on an academic scholarship as well.
I wouldn't just apply that to Louisiana either. I think money is loaned out too freely to young kids when there aren't jobs out there to pay that money off in a reasonable timeframe. Me and my wife, thankfully, have managed good jobs early and are paying off our loans at a pretty good clip, but only because we are dedicated to getting out from under them.
We need some serious education reform, and its not in the form of Common Core.