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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Are the students who might have gone to the smaller 4 year state schools just not going anymore? Just going to community college?[/b]

We have Radford (VA in state) and Slippery Rock (PA oos) on my kiddo’s possible school list. I know another post said Radford’s enrollment had dropped a lot recently. Not sure about SRU, but they were NOT rolled up in the PennWest merger.

I was trying to get a little info earlier on why the Eastern PA merger didn’t happen, because those schools appear to be even smaller than the western ones that merged.

I have friends who went to millersville and shippensburg [/quote]

PP here. I think it’s a combination of factors. Most small PA towns (where the PASSHE schools tend to be located) have been bleeding population for years, due to the loss of coal mining & manufacturing. There are simply fewer teens in those places than there used to be. They’re also not in places that are easy to commute to, whether you’re a student, faculty or staff member.

Additionally, the state chronically underinvests in higher ed. Thus, schools are charging around $25k/year. Only a couple offer engineering. They’re not worth what they’re charging.  A talented high schooler in, say, Manfield can go OOS or to a private for that or cheaper. You can’t turn a corner in PA without hitting a small LAC. Some go to state schools in WV or OH. Others go to PSU satellite campuses as a commuter & either stay the full four years at one or transfer to main campus. Penn State is seen as a better “brand” that the PASSHE schools.[/quote]

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