Higher Education with a Cost Benefit
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Education get your monies worth!!!
The depth of choices and the quality of an education by a persons state university and college system varies from state to state. However, a person should not feel limited to his or her own state in selecting a publicly run college or university. Whether paying an in state rate or an out of state rate the cost benefit of receiving an education through the public higher education system when compared to a private college or university wins hands down. Another measure a person should take in comparing schools is the relevance of the courses the school has to offer and the infrastructure of the campus.
A state needs to dedicate a specific amount of its tax receipts to its higher education system if it wants to support the economic growth of its state. Each year the percent of the tax receipts should be handed over to the education fund. The use of bond issues by certain states does not provide for the ongoing support of the education system. The higher education system needs to be able to plan and offer the educational experience that students need to graduate with the credentials that the many industries need and new skills to create change in industries.
Some of the state higher education systems have begun to utilize the same business techniques of its private peers in creating endowments, royalties from licensing patents, fund raising to build facilities and obtaining grants.
I have emphasized the need for a states commitment to its higher education system. These nonprofit education systems are a great resource for every nonprofit. The strength of your organization ultimately lines in the strength of your employees. If you do not partner and work with the public colleges and universities in your area make plans to create a partnership this year.
