{"id":31085,"date":"2015-11-16T06:40:48","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T05:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/?p=31085"},"modified":"2015-11-17T04:18:39","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T03:18:39","slug":"31085","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/31085\/","title":{"rendered":"Costs of Higher Education in US"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Evaluating higher education costs. which have become exorbitant in the US.<\/p>\n

Elliott Morss writes: \u00a0Tuition and other costs have increased, but not primarily because of higher faculty salaries or more administrators. While these have gone up a small amount, fringe benefits, most notably health benefits, have increased more. And higher faculty costs have been offset by employing more part time faculty and increasing the use of teaching assistants. Student costs have increased substantially because of falling state and local government subsidies. In addition, higher education costs have risen significantly because of the hiring of a large number \u201cnon-teaching professionals.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

A major factor impacting school costs is the reduction in governments support and in particular, the reduction in state and local government assistance for public institutions. Table 1. \u2013 Costs of Attending Colleges\/Universities (in 2011 $s)<\/strong>
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\nSource: American Institutes for Research, Delta Cost Project, \u201cTrends in College Spending: 2001\u20132011\u201d<\/p>\n

b. Growth in College\/University Costs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Table 2 shows what happened to major school expenses per full-time equivalent (FTE) student in 2011 dollars. Several patterns are apparent. The fiscal squeeze resulting from the reduction in government support show up in the numbers for public and community colleges. And with the exception of these colleges, \u201cstudent service\u201d costs have increased dramatically.<\/p>\n

Table 2. \u2013 Total Expenditures per FTE Student, 2001- 2011 (in 2011 $s)<\/strong>
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\nSource: American Institutes for Research, Delta Cost Project, \u201cTrends in College Spending: 2001\u20132011\u201d<\/p>\n

c. Staffing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Table 3 provides summary data on employees. The reduction in both Public University and Community College staffing is a manifestation of the reduction in government assistance. It is also notable how much higher the staffing levels of private institutions are than public.<\/p>\n

Table 3. \u2013 FTE Employees per 1,000 FTE Students<\/strong>
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\nSource: American Institutes for Research, Delta Cost Project, Donna Desrochers and Rita Kirshstein, \u201cIssue Brief\u201d, February 2014.<\/p>\n

The large increase in \u201cOther faculty\u201d suggests a major substitution of full-time faculty by this group. It includes part-time as well as teaching assistants.<\/p>\n

Table 4. \u2013 Growth in Staffing by Category, 1990 \u2013 2012<\/strong>
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\nSource: American Institutes for Research, Delta Cost Project, Donna Desrochers and Rita Kirshstein, op. cit.<\/p>\n

d. Salaries<\/strong><\/p>\n

Table 5 provides data on what has happened to college\/university wages and salaries. There have been substantial jumps in salaried research, but the funds for many of these payments come from funded research sources. The increase in payments for student services and maintenance are also notable.<\/p>\n

Table 5. \u2013 Change in Wage\/Salary Expenditures per Total FTE Staff<\/strong>FY 2002-FY 2010 (in 2011 $)<\/strong>
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The evidence presented above indicate that for the 2001 \u2013 2012 period, the costs of higher education grew, but not by much and not by the reasons usually cited \u2013 increased administrative staff and\/or higher faculty salaries. The increases were felt because students are having to pay a significantly larger share of the tuition bill because government support has been declining. College\/university costs are rising as the result of the hiring more non-faculty professionals. Faculty cost increases have been mitigated by hiring more part-time faculty and teaching assistants.<\/p>\n

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