Top States For Funding Public Colleges

<p>I know that a lot of states are cutting back funding to public colleges like California. I just wanted to see, what do people think are the best states with good public colleges that are doing the best in this economy today?</p>

<p>For example, I think South Carolina is #1 in cuts to higher education, are behind Mississippi/Louisiana/Arkansas in per-student funding, our student-appropriations is 70% less than Georgia Tech and 75% less than UNC. 2 years ago, Clemson's funding was cut $38 million (our funding is now what it was in 1995), per-student (adjusted for inflation) is 40% less than it was in the 1970s. Yet I don't really hear anybody complaining too much about South Carolina's funding for public colleges. I just know this because I go to Clemson haha</p>

<p>With all the bad news, are there any success rates of states that have done well in supporting their public colleges? or have done relatively well to limit cuts to the education budget?</p>

<p>None come to mind. Most of the ones doing well are North Dakota, Wyoming and the like.</p>

<p>Then again, those cutting the most (like California) still could be funding higher education more than states that are actually increasing funding, just because they’ve always funded at a higher amount, so their programs can take some blows and still be better than usual.</p>

<p>Ohio legislators and state officials have been 100% behind tOSU’s President Gordon Gee in terms of educational fundings since he stepped into the office (This was actually a part of the collective agreements as an attempt to lure him back from Vanderbilt). Unlike majority of the public flagship institutions throughout the country, Ohio State and other public in-state institutions have suffered relative minor budget cuts (that’s why for the last ~3 yrs, tOSU and others were able to implementing ‘tuition freeze.’ Ohio Governor Ted Strickland & the Board of Regents Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut have been extremely committed to ensure that the state government would do whatever they can to support higher education in the state of Ohio.</p>

<p>“Gov. Strickland’s State of the State Address marks the third in a series of historic addresses impacting the future of higher education in Ohio. In his previous speeches, Gov. Strickland proposed the compact with higher education that led to record state support in exchange for a two-year tuition freeze, previewed the 10-year Strategic Plan for Higher Education and began breaking down the barriers between K-12 and higher education through the Seniors to Sophomores early college credit program.”</p>

<p>Source: [University</a> System of Ohio - News and Updates](<a href=“http://uso.edu/newsUpdates/]University”>http://uso.edu/newsUpdates/)</p>

<p>Also, the budget for Ohio’s “Third-Frontier” was passed once again even in this economic trying time!</p>

<p>The Third Frontier Project is a type of economic development initiative by the State of Ohio to expand research and technology economic development in the state. Initiated in 2002, the Third Frontier Commission executes the ten year, $1.6 billion project through a long list of programs, and the Third Frontier Advisory Board advises the Commission.</p>

<p>Goals of the Project include:</p>

<p>Build world-class research capacity
Support early stage capital formation and the development of new products
Finance advanced manufacturing technologies to help existing industries become more productive </p>

<p>Link: [E</a>. Gordon Gee: Third Frontier is critical piece of Ohio’s future | The Columbus Dispatch](<a href=“http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2010/04/16/third-frontier-is-critical-piece-of-ohios-future.html?sid=101]E”>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2010/04/16/third-frontier-is-critical-piece-of-ohios-future.html?sid=101)</p>

<p>Also, on President Gee’s Return;</p>

<p>Link: <a href=“http://www.daytondailynews.com/search/content/oh/story/opinions/editorial/2007/07/17/ddn071807geexxeb.html[/url]”>http://www.daytondailynews.com/search/content/oh/story/opinions/editorial/2007/07/17/ddn071807geexxeb.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;