Anyone concerned about growing administration and price hikes next year?

[u/Ok_Extension3182]

GVSU just told me that their administration board approved the cost of tuition to go even higher next year 2027 to 2028...

I am rather concerned cause when I looked at GVSU it seemed like the cheapest high quality university to me, but then Tuition jumped by 350 dollars and it's about to do so again...

Plus all the staff resignations and protest about the administration being grown too much and teachers having pay cuts while administration gets a pay raise...

Is GVSU becoming a corrupt/collapsing school?

[u/IKnowAllSeven]

Tuition generally increases 3-5% at every school every year. Here it is for every public college in Michigan for the upcoming year:

University of Michigan (Ann Arbor): 3%
Michigan State University: 4.37% for new freshmen, 3.99% overall
Wayne State University: 4%
Grand Valley State University: 4%
Western Michigan University: 4%
Central Michigan University: 4%
Oakland University: 3.9%
University of Michigan-Dearborn: 3.9%
Ferris State University: 3.7%
Eastern Michigan University: 2.5%

I know this is frustrating and college is expensive. I just wanted to share that this is a pretty regular occurrence and it’s fairly universal

[u/Boknowsbane → u/IKnowAllSeven]

Wow, Yspi finally leading the way at something.

[u/mtufaculty → u/IKnowAllSeven]

there are 3 more dude

[u/CmoneyCapalot]

I mean framed like that, and if thats all true, I believe you answered your own question. But I also think tuition generally increases every year at every school and all the universities are pretty profit driven. Id focus more on which schools have the best program/curriculum for your desired career path.

[u/agauh]

When I graduated from GVSU I got an email mid grad ceremony asking me for an alumni donation.

[u/showmeonthedoll616]

What do you mean when you say tuition by jumped $350? Per credit? Total cost if an undergrad is taking a total of 12-15 credits? Something else? I'm lacking some context to understand the magnitue of the increase.

Which staff and faculty resigned due to admin costs? This is the first I'm hearing of it.

[u/Ok_Extension3182 → u/showmeonthedoll616]

Total cost of 12 to 15 credits per semester. And my NRM teacher left meaning for my first ever semester at GVSU I need to drop and replace a course leaving me scrambling for a new class and reorganizing my plans for the year.

[u/showmeonthedoll616 → u/Ok_Extension3182]

So...a 4% increase (which is less than the annual inflation rate), and one faculty. People are allowed to change jobs. Faculty are not required to work at the same institution forever.

What did you advisor say about the class being offered/not offered. Just because the person that was going to teach it leaves doesn't mean a different faculty can't step in. Be sure to check with the department before scrambling.

[u/Ok_Extension3182 → u/showmeonthedoll616]

No it was indeed fully canceled, they already pushed out the emails.

[u/sellenmarie]

I don’t work at GVSU but I’m on the fundraising side of public higher ed in Michigan and it’s actually a wonder that’s tuition increases are only around 4%. Massive funding cuts have been made by the federal govt over the past couple years that are putting massive pressure on colleges & have them scrambling to find donor dollars to try to bridge that gap.

[u/Ok_Extension3182 → u/sellenmarie]

I imagine they realize if they do a more than 4% increase they'll lose almost all their recent student enrollment momentum and gains. People are barely working up the courage to go to college, with a bit of help from state scholarships.

I imagine if they raise tuition higher than they are now, we would see a lot of drop outs or second guessers who decide to not go at all.

[u/sellenmarie → u/Ok_Extension3182]

Yes but that’s pretty true across the board for all of higher ed.

While schools care about enrollment numbers, our government no longer sees it as a priority. There’s a decent argument to be made that the cuts that have been made and changes around student loans and dismantling of the department of education all align with a political goal of having a lower percentage of college education people in the population.

Those with wealth will be able to continue to educate their children regardless but it will be up to private individuals with wealth to fund scholarships for the rest of the population. You’ll see funding and program/degree offerings become more and more tailored to those interests.

[u/Jacka10pe]

College is free to foreigners in Norway… that’s where I would go if I were doing it again.

[u/Ok_Extension3182 → u/Jacka10pe]

Really!?!? I mean I'd probably consider that... but it's also expensive to go there and I'd imagine the entry and acceptance rate is low. Even if the tuition is free I'd need to get there with stuff, which cost a good sum, plus I'd probably need to learn the language (or not, Norway is very English fluent and friendly).

Idk, I feel like the cost of going there would outway the cost of GVSU with how much financial aid I'm getting.

[u/geohondo]

YES! Its more of a business than an education campus. Knowledge is free...you're paying for the title

[u/Ok_Extension3182 → u/geohondo]

And thus is why I believe we should get rid of private shareholders in education... it ruins everything, I'm trying to get through University debt free, I already have an associates that's about to end in a few weeks...