<p>New</a> York Times . </p>
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Over the last two decades, colleges and universities doubled their full-time support staff while enrollment increased only 40 percent, according to a new analysis of government data by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, a nonprofit research center.</p>
<pre><code>During the same period, the staff of full-time instructors, or equivalent personnel, rose about 50 percent, while the number of managers increased slightly more than 50 percent.
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<p>The growth in support staff included some jobs that did not exist 20 years ago, like environmental sustainability officers and a broad array of information technology workers. The support staff category includes many different jobs, like residential-life staff, admissions and recruitment officers, fund-raisers, loan counselors, and all the back-office staff positions responsible for complying with the new regulations and reporting requirements colleges face.
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<p>Hmmmmmm… interesting…</p>
<p>short answer: they are providing a better service</p>
<p>The sooner everyone realizes this the better: Colleges are businesses.</p>
<p>They compete with each other for top students. More top students means more presitge. More presitge means more applicantions. More applications means more top students.</p>
<p>This cycle spirals. More top students also means more alumni donation money in the future. bigger alumni networks to help younger top students, and so on.</p>
<p>Ever think about how absurd it is that colleges advertise? It’s a school, you shouldn’t need to advertise! Colleges remind me of clothes. There are brand names that are considered stylish, and on the other hand you have generic wal-mart brands. Both sets of clothes will cover you and do the job, but having nice clothes gives you a better image.</p>
<p>Oh well, more jobs for Americans!</p>
<p>“Oh well, more jobs for Americans!”</p>
<p>hahaaa good one. that’s probably pretty true, with the exception of us future teachers out there, especially future music teachers who all apply for the same four job openings every year. i knew i should have been a business major!!! lol. :D</p>