1. Three Models of Todays Higher Education
Marie Singleton
Emerging Trends in Education
Fall 2011

2. For too long, colleges have stuck with the same business model. They have hesitated to take courses online, to cater to adult and part-time students, and to offer courses at any time other than on weekdays between 9 and 5.
(Van DerWerf and Sabatier, 2009).
3. Student Concerns
A Vision of Todays Students by the students at Kansas State University and their professor, Michael Wesch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o
Courses unrelated to majors
Lectures unrelated to the real-world
Larger focus on athletics than academics
Strict, rigorous, busy schedules
Unemployment post-graduation
Rising tuition
Debt
4. Solutions/Alternatives
Online education
Internships, Co-ops, field work
More access to technology
Part time & accelerated programs

3-year degree programs

Freedom to design own major
Elimination of intercollegiate athletics
5. Northeastern University
6. NEU Profile

Private

7. Total undergrads: 15,905Graduate enrollment: 6,992

73-acre urban campus

8. 8 colleges with undergraduate majors in 65 departments 9. Tuition & fees: $38,252 annuallyHousing: $13,220

NCAA Division I level

18 varsity teams
10. NEU Class Sizes
Student-faculty ratio 13:1
Source: http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/northeastern-university-2199
11. Highlights

#62 on U.S. News & World Report National University Rankings 2012

#1 for "Best Internships/Career Services by the Princeton Review from 2008-2011
Undergraduates who participate in co-op: 90%

5 year program with co-op

Co-op employers: 2,380 worldwide

Typical Employers:Disney, Massachusetts General Hospital, Microsoft, the Geneva Center for Security Policy (Switzerland), etc

Countries with Northeastern experiential opportunities: 69
Classroom studies focused on experiential learning
Research university
12. The big picture may be to big to cover in this space, but NU is a co-op school. Its a school for students who are looking for an urban experience, and who are looking forward to being professionals. It's not the school to come to for parties, to get involved in Greek life, to involve your life with collegiate sports. We do have all of the above, don't get me wrong, but if you're looking for those things to be a central part of your college experience, look elsewhere. Our strengths lie in co-op, in the city of Boston, and in the extra-curricular experiences available to students.
-Alex, Northeastern Student
(Source: http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/northeastern-university-2199/reviews/3600)
13. University of Massachusetts Amherst
14. Umass Amherst Profile

Public

15. Total undergrads: 21,373Graduate enrollment: 6,196

86 bachelor's degree programs, six associate's, 72 masters and 50 doctoral programs

16. 1,450-acre suburban campus 17. NCAA Division I21 varsity teams

Massachusetts resident, full-time undergraduate

Tuition/Fees: $11,732
Housing/Meals: 8,610

Non-resident, full-time undergraduate

Tuition/Fees: $23,628
Housing/Meals: $8,610
18. Umass Amherst Class Sizes
Student-faculty ratio 19:1
Source: http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/university-of-massachusetts-amherst-2221
19. Highlights
#94 on U.S. News & World Report National University Rankings 2012
Research university
Bachelor's Degree with Individual Concentration (BDIC): design your own interdisciplinary major and curriculum under faculty guidance
Internships offered

During the academic year or during breaks

20. Near UMass Amherst, in Boston, or in another part of the country 21. Boston Globe, IBM, General Electric, etcOne of the Top Colleges and Universities Contributing to Teach For Americas 2010 Teaching Corps during the 2009-2010 academic year
22. UMass Amherst has an amazing atmosphere. Amherst serves as a true college town. So many of the town's venues exist only to serve the college students. There numerous coffee shops, a mall, a movie theater, book stores, bars, great places to eat, pretty much anything you'd need day to day.[] At first I thought the school was very big, but after a while you get used to the settings. After a month it all seemed perfect. You really get the feeling that it is its own community. For example, city schools have so many distractions, because theres so much going on in metropolitan areas. However, when you're at UMass Amherst you feel immersed in it.
-Ben, Senior Biology Major
Source: http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/university-of-massachusetts-amherst-2221/reviews/9653
23. Southern New Hampshire University
24. SNHU Profile
Private
Total undergrads: 2,253

Graduate enrollment: 1,434

More than 100 undergraduate & 40 graduate degree programs
Multiplelocations: Manchester, Salem, Nashua, Portsmouth and Maine
300-acre suburban campus (Manchester, NH)
Tuition & fees: $27,240 annually

Housing: $10,584

NCAA Division II level

16 varsity teams