<p>no ax at all, mostly wondering about the budgetary and financial aspects.
I think Elon appeals in part because its cost structure is much lower than
many comparable private colleges. Imo it could lose part of its appeal if it overextends
itself with what might end up being unnecessary bells and whistles that will cost
money to build as well as to maintain going forward. I think the Plan mentions
increasing enrollment. I suppose that’s partly how it will all get paid for.</p>
<p>I posted this on another thread but in case you missed it, I hope this helps…</p>
<p>"^ It’s ok eiffel13 Elon is not dependent on it’s endowment to fund campus growth. If you take a look at the ten year plan that just ended the accomplished everything early (despite the economic downturn), and finalized the new 10 year plan last year. </p>
<p>By the way the last thing you should be concerned about at any good school is the impact that expanding housing will have on on “funding” — Run the numbers *Elon has 8 qualified applicants for every opening so it’s not like they will be hurting for future students and for housing - each student at one of the houses at Loy Center (for example) pay about $5,000 a year x 13 students, so that $65,000 in rental income on a property that if it was fully financed would likely cost much less than $35,000 in total carrying costs… I’m not worried and I don’t know why anyone would consider adding assets that pay immediately dividends anything but a win-win…"</p>
<p>PS: Elon has recommitted as part of this 10 year plan to keep Elon as a “Best Value” school… And the economics of the plan (as I read it) doesn’t put a burden on the schools plans.</p>
<p>Elon is considering an expansion of graduate programs from the current five to as many as eight in the next ten years. So that may be the “increasing enrollment” that you’re talking about, but other than that Elon is not pursuing more than a modest increase in undergraduate students over the ten-year planning period. </p>
<p>Elon will, as discussed earlier, become an even more planned residential campus and will break ground on the new Senior housing and learning community as early as next year. </p>
<p>After the success of the cohort intensive first year program it should be very interesting to see what they do with re-establishing the cohorts for the supported transition to grad school / employment. Looks like an exciting and worthwhile concept…</p>
<p>Endowment is not an issue for me…I’m just trying to get in!</p>
<p>^^^ Sorry, I was busy answering some of eiffel13 concerns and didn’t see the “will make the campus a huge construction site for the next decade”. </p>
<p>Not at all - while the new fraternity / sorority construction that started last summer at the Loy Center will be noisy for the closest fraternities for about another month or so, most of the other construction is in distinctly separate areas of the campus. Notably the Senior village is on the other side of the small downtown, about 1/4 mile from the main campus, and the new North side housing is replacing the much older dorms that are over by the football stadium. Hope that helps alleviate some of your concerns… They really do plan things out quite well…</p>
<p>plaidskirtkid, sorry your thread got hijacked. Hope my previous responses to you were helpful…</p>
<p>No worries ncmentor! You’ve been so helpful to all of my threads…do you perchance know anything about Virginia schools admissions? Mainly William and Mary’s?</p>
<p>^ plaidskirtkid - I know a lot about NC schools but would be just taking educated guesses about Virginia schools… </p>
<p>Sorry, I would be glad to help if I could.</p>
<p>How do they do with law and med school placement? That seems applicable to this thread, or to plaidskirt.</p>
<p>^ rnahouraii - It’s a fair question and Elon is quite well-respected at grad schools but because my S wasn’t planning to go to Med / Law I don’t ask that. It was said that approx 85% of last years freshmen would likely go on to grad school (though not necessarily right after Elon).</p>