11-11-2006, 03:25 PM
I first heard about CLEP while in the Navy. But I had no clue of the DSSTs. I learned about them from my advisor here in Bangor, WA. I am studying like heck to do my first one.
Interesting, earlier, someone mentioned about the college losing money by not recommending or advertising these tests. I did a tour as an officer recruiter (I am enlisted) and dealt with many colleges and universities in Utah. I have come to realize that they are all about money. Trying to make a buck. Now I picture some person sitting back in his chair, counting money and laughing at all the students. For example, in 2002, the Winter Olympics were held in Salt Lake City. Millions were spent to build the Olympic Village near a major university. After the Olympics were over, the village was donated (could not be sold as per IOC guidelines) to the university and they still charge students alot of money to live there.
Even my own university is about money. We take two courses, one in class on weekends and one through email. That costs about $1000 to take the 2 courses for a half of semester. There are 30 students in my class and with very few exceptions, we all take the same subjects. They don't pay for the classroom at the training faciility. The graduate student that does the online email thing with us, under a college professor gets a reduction in their tuition for their grad classes.
A local professor is hired and they pay him from $1000 to $2000 per class. These are weekend classes keep in mind. So over all, the college rakes in $30,000 and expends about $5,000 over all. They do this 6 times a year. So $150,000 is made at my site alone. They have 15 sites at different military bases. That comes to roughly $2.25 million a year. :eek: And they still have their major campus with 25,000 students.
For the college administrators, its not about the education, its about the money! College is more of a business!
Just my $0.02
Joe
Interesting, earlier, someone mentioned about the college losing money by not recommending or advertising these tests. I did a tour as an officer recruiter (I am enlisted) and dealt with many colleges and universities in Utah. I have come to realize that they are all about money. Trying to make a buck. Now I picture some person sitting back in his chair, counting money and laughing at all the students. For example, in 2002, the Winter Olympics were held in Salt Lake City. Millions were spent to build the Olympic Village near a major university. After the Olympics were over, the village was donated (could not be sold as per IOC guidelines) to the university and they still charge students alot of money to live there.
Even my own university is about money. We take two courses, one in class on weekends and one through email. That costs about $1000 to take the 2 courses for a half of semester. There are 30 students in my class and with very few exceptions, we all take the same subjects. They don't pay for the classroom at the training faciility. The graduate student that does the online email thing with us, under a college professor gets a reduction in their tuition for their grad classes.
A local professor is hired and they pay him from $1000 to $2000 per class. These are weekend classes keep in mind. So over all, the college rakes in $30,000 and expends about $5,000 over all. They do this 6 times a year. So $150,000 is made at my site alone. They have 15 sites at different military bases. That comes to roughly $2.25 million a year. :eek: And they still have their major campus with 25,000 students.
For the college administrators, its not about the education, its about the money! College is more of a business!
Just my $0.02
Joe
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