Declining enrollment at CSU campuses

[calroses]

Originally Posted by Iota_JWH

For Sonoma State U, the Collegiate Panhellenic total was 129 in Fall 2018. The total from Fall 2023 is 46.

This just in: campus total at SSU is only 39 this year. When AOII colonized in 2012 (I was the Network Specialist for the colony at the time), we initiated 80 collegians and one alumna. I want to say campus total was above 100 at the time.

I've been out of the loop for years so I was very shocked to see that Fall 2024 quota was just 7 and total is 39.

[TLLK]

Originally Posted by calroses

This just in: campus total at SSU is only 39 this year. When AOII colonized in 2012 (I was the Network Specialist for the colony at the time), we initiated 80 collegians and one alumna. I want to say campus total was above 100 at the time.

I've been out of the loop for years so I was very shocked to see that Fall 2024 quota was just 7 and total is 39.

Wow!. That is a stunning decline in a short period of time.


CSU Long Beach will have its formal recruitment this weekend. It was supposed to have been last weekend, but there was a scheduling conflict.
As of last week, there were 400 PNMs signed up for formal recruitment which is high for this campus.

[Cookiez17]

Originally Posted by calroses

This just in: campus total at SSU is only 39 this year. When AOII colonized in 2012 (I was the Network Specialist for the colony at the time), we initiated 80 collegians and one alumna. I want to say campus total was above 100 at the time.

I've been out of the loop for years so I was very shocked to see that Fall 2024 quota was just 7 and total is 39.

Holy cow what a drop!

[Cheerio]

This past year, I watched local high school grads in a greater-than-normal number choose to attend in-state higher-ed schools. I attribute this to the national student loan debacle, when for far too long no one had a clear idea how much they would get nor if they would get it.

However, one OOS school that DID get a high number of our local HS grads is University of South Carolina (seven new "Congrats HS Graduate!" USCarolina banners and flags flying on front porches around town).

[*winter*]

A lot of people are foregoing college altogether. I know a few recent HS grads who did vo-tech in HS and graduated with excellent job offers. No debt, no 4 years of working and attending classes.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by *winter*

A lot of people are foregoing college altogether. I know a few recent HS grads who did vo-tech in HS and graduated with excellent job offers. No debt, no 4 years of working and attending classes.

The question is about their long term earning potential. Some vo-tech programs can give you a lifelong career, albeit usually very physically demanding. Some produce "techs" who might make a decent amount of money early on but will never really get raises or promotions. It varies a lot. I see a lot of vocational programs for cyber security, for example. Those kids learn enough to do 1st level support but will never make it above that.

[*winter*]

True. My nephew who just graduated, and the guy my oldest nephew dated all through college both picked good programs. My niece, OTOH…hers is some sort of computer animation and I have to wonder what’s out there for that particular program. I guess we will see since she just started it this year

(I thought she should do cosmetology, personally)

I just hate seeing people strapped with loans right out of the gate in life. People always frown on this, but you can always go back to school.

[carnation]

I taught part time for a vo-tech college for years. From that, I know that while the kids get good offers right out of school, they often work in bad conditions--like roofers, welders, and plumbers.

Y'all remember Blazercheer? She got a B.S. in a health field over 20 years ago but about 5 years ago, wanted to go into cybertech. She picked up an A.S. in the field at the same vo-tech school where I taught and was almost immediately making 6 figures. She said she wouldn't be at her level, however, without the B.S. in a totally unrelated field.