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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not sure why some of you are offended by the idea of closing colleges like Va State.  Nothing is preventing students from going there, if they want to.  The point is that they very clearly don’t want to - and have many more options available to them.  So why is the state pouring money into a school that is not attracting students?  [/quote]

+1. There isn’t a reader on this board would would send their kids to an HBCU agriculture school. [/quote]

VT is also an agricultural school, so what’s wrong with VSU? Have you ever visited a HBCU?[/quote]

DP.  [b]VT is not an "agricultural school" - it offers some majors in agriculture, but it offers a wealth of other disciplines[/b].  And there's nothing wrong with an HBCU - but if the interest isn't there, which is clearly the issue with VSU, then why should the state continue funding it?  Black students are thriving elsewhere.[/quote]

It is primarily considered an Ag school, just like NC State. Even with other disciplines, the vast majority of graduates from those other disciplines become mid-tier workers (teachers, nurses), not Phds, doctors, lawyers. The latter trio is possible sure but it is a very small minority of graduates.
Contrast that with William and Mary and UVA graduates: a much larger percent of grads become white-collar workers.[/quote]

What on earth?  I guess I need to let all the PhDs, doctors, and lawyers I know who are VT alumni know what some random internet poster claims. [/quote]

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