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72 • Crisis in Higher Education
Root Causes 6. Funding 5. Rapidly Finesse— Growing 4. Limited 9. Lack of 7. Expanding Mixing Costs for Productivity Student 8. Eroding Student Fees and Books and Improvements Preparation Standards Expectations Tuition Supplies for Universities Cost increases Cost increases Cost Cost Cost incr
Linking Root Causes to the Underlying Problems with Higher Education

3. Rise of the Ruling Class— Administrators Cost increases Quality decreases Access decreases Graduation rate decreases Completion time increases Job placement decreases Any root cause that increases cost also reduces access because high cost is a barrier to potential applicants from low- and moderate-inco

2. Declining State Support for Public Universities Cost shifts from states to students and others Quality decreases Access decreases Graduation rate decreases Completion time increases Job placement decreases

1. Lack of Understanding— Who Is the Customer? Cost increases Quality decreases Access decreases Graduation rate decreases Completion time increases Job placement decreases continuing because they see debt mounting.

TABLE 4.3 Problems 1. Cost 2. Quality 3. Access a 4. Graduation rate b 5. Completion time c 6. Job placement a b c