http://news.nsula.edu/home/fall-enro...oes-over-9-000
NWST Enrollment
3,697 - Natchitoches
3,294 - Online
976 - High School Dual Enrollment
630 - Shreveport
211 - Leesville/Fort Polk
194 - Alexandria
9,002 - TOTAL
http://news.nsula.edu/home/fall-enro...oes-over-9-000
NWST Enrollment
3,697 - Natchitoches
3,294 - Online
976 - High School Dual Enrollment
630 - Shreveport
211 - Leesville/Fort Polk
194 - Alexandria
9,002 - TOTAL
Yep, I think tuition is the same, on campus or online.
Good old Memorial Gym
True, but the traditional student body is the lifeblood of every campus.
NWST was a trailblazer for online education in Louisiana and market it heavily, but as more and more schools adopt and grow online programs, NWST's competitive advantage in that area will decline.
Why get an online degree from NWST when you could get the same degree for a similar price at a more prestigious university like Tech, LSU, Bama, UNC, etc. or a cheaper price at some other online school?
I think these regional schools with weak traditional student bases and little research activity are really going to struggle to keep their doors open in the next 10-20 years and be faced with some very tough decisions.
I've been thinking the same thing, but I'm perplexed by SNHU. You probably never heard of them until you saw their adds on TV the last year or so.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles...a-giant-online
Online/distance eduction is better. Same bs classes,less bs hassle.
Politics won't be able to save a non-existent student body. See below.
Good read. I've never heard of them, but I see it coming, too.
"In Christensen’s view, higher education, with its skyrocketing costs, is ripe for a revolution; he predicts that in 15 years, half of all universities will be out of business."
I think NWST's investment in online education is a short-term survival plan to outlast the other regional universities in Louisiana. In the end (10-20 years from now), the only universities that will survive the online revolution will be the schools with a strong traditional student body and a significant research base. The students who go to regional schools out of convenience will be going to school easier and cheaper online, and schools like NWST won't have the resources or clout to compete in a national cyberspace market.
The one thing that NWSt has that is self sufficient and actually growing is the Nursing School in Shreveport.
There is high demand for medical careers in the area.
The enrollment of NWST's nursing school in Shreveport declined by 6.5% this year.
http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/new...ment/15697591/
The numbers are deceiving...there are over 6,000 students in the student body on NSU's Natchitoches campus. Most students take a hybrid of face-to-face and on-line courses. The #'s you see are "FTE's", or full-time equivalents. But, warm bodies do fill up the campus. I am an NSU alum, and we wish La Tech well in your endeavors! There's no reason to disparage NSU's numbers, when Tech spent many years at or below NSU's numbers. Tech has made great strides in recent years, but NSU is still a strong regional university, with lots of national and international ties. Some schools are research-focused, some are teaching colleges. We all have our niche. Besides, you guys are all going to wonder how all those "on-line students" are making up the BEST BAND IN THE LAND!!!! Have fun on Saturday at half time!! Wishing you all the best.
Believe what you want to believe, but I'm here on NSU's campus and I'm telling you--the dorms are full. The apartments around town are full. It's not a distance learning campus, although many of our students take on-line classes. Don't count us out yet!! Although, I will admit that the Dawgs are gonna win the football game on Saturday. But, that half time..... be prepared!!
Good to hear the dorms are full. But the Board of Regents and NSULA factbook numbers don't lie. NWST enrollment has been in a decline since 2004. Online % rising fast. HS dual enrollment rising. Natchitoches on-campus declining (down 16% enrollment since 2008). Shreveport declining fast (lost 31.4% enrollment since 2008). Part-time rising. Full-time declining. FTE declining. And so on...