The article does not say which 2 year colleges are transferring the most students into 4 year programs. Isn't that where students should start?
Jillof CA2:03AM May 20, 2012
is a fabulous school all by itself, but it is the final portion of Florida's 2+2 program. Essentially if a student graduates from a community college in Florida, you are guaranteed admission to a four-year state university. Not necessarily the college of your choice, but you will be admitted to the university. UCF is fed from four different community colleges in the Orlando area, Valencia CC, Seminole State (essentially a community college, but is offering four-year degrees in five very limited areas), Daytona Beach CC and Brevard CC.
If you are contemplating UCF, make an effort to visit the campus. It is the third largest university in the country with almost 60K students, but the professors are top notch. I've NEVER had an issue getting a prof to answer an email or question and that's with 700 people in a class. The administration is responsive, people running things are sharp, you aren't given the run around for anything and the campus is growing with new and updated buildings every year.
The bad side and I mean really bad side is parking. If you don't live on campus, then take the shuttle from your apartment complex. If you live off-campus and don't have a shuttle, them be prepared to search for parking for at least 30 minutes every day. Even if you park in one of the shuttle parking lots, it can take you an extra 40 minutes to get to class.
M Jonesof FL11:21PM April 14, 2011
University of California Berkeley Chancellor Birgeneau & Provost Breslauer Must Go: clean sweep Cal. leadership (The author who has 35 years’ consulting experience, has taught at University of California Berkeley, where he was able to observe the culture & the way senior management work)
Cal. Chancellor’s arrogance and poor judgment: pays ex Michigan governor $300,000 for lectures; recruits out of state $50,000 tuition students that displace qualified Californians; Latino enrollment drops while out of state jumps 2010; tuition to Return on Investment (ROI) drops below top 10; NCAA places basketball program on probation.
Chancellor Birgeneau’s ($500,000 salary) fiscal track record is dismal indeed. He would like to blame the politicians, since they stopped giving him every dollar asked for, & the state legislators do share some responsibility for the financial crisis. But not in the sense he means.
A competent chancellor would have been on top of identifying inefficiencies & then crafting a plan to fix them. Able oversight by the UC Board of Regents and the legislature would have required him to provide data on inefficiencies and on what steps he was taking to solve them during his 8 year reign. Instead, every year Birgeneau would request a budget increase, the timid regents would agree to it, and the legislature would provide. The hard questions were avoided by all concerned, & the problems just piled up to $150 million of inefficiencies….until there was no money left.
It’s not that Birgeneau was unaware that there were, in fact, waste & inefficiencies during his 8 year reign. Faculty & staff raised issues with Birgeneau & Breslauer ($400,000 salary), but when they failed to see relevant action taken, they stopped. Finally, Birgeneau engaged some expensive ($3,000,000) consultants to tell him & the Provost what they should have known as leaders or been able to find out from the bright, engaged people. (Prominent east-coast University accomplishing same at 0 costs)
Cal. has been badly damaged. Good people are loosing their jobs. Cal’s leadership is either incompetent or culpable. Merely cutting out inefficiencies does not have the effect desired. But you never want a crisis to go to waste.
Increasing Cal’s budget is not enough. Take aim at the real source of Cal’s fiscal, & leadership crisis; honorably retire Chancellor Birgeneau & Provost Breslauer.
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