Pandemic Impact on College Budgets

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NJ Spot Light News
COVID-19’s trail of devastation at many NJ colleges
Lot's of Rutgers but others also

Star Ledger
N.J. university could slash up to 25% of faculty jobs in COVID budget crunch
This is Willy Pete U.

 

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Older boy’s school raised their tuition a little over 2%.

His younger brother who is probably going there too this Fall was told the incoming class pay 4% more.

 

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Star Ledger
N.J. colleges suffered major enrollment declines due to COVID; see the stats

 

[retired711]

Star Ledger
N.J. colleges suffered major enrollment declines due to COVID; see the stats

For those unwilling to pay for the S-L, this story says community colleges took the biggest hit, and the state universities took hardly any.

 

[retired711]

NJ Spot Light News
COVID-19’s trail of devastation at many NJ colleges
Lot's of Rutgers but others also

Star Ledger
N.J. university could slash up to 25% of faculty jobs in COVID budget crunch
This is Willy Pete U.

Many students don't have access to computers. The law school responded some years ago by making computers mandatory. In that way, they become part of the cost of instruction, and financial aid packages are automatically boosted to compensate for the extra cost. I don't know whether other units have done or can do the same.