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    NWST has become a distance education school.

    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

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    Re: NWST has become a distance education school.

    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg06 View Post
    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
    Interesting. Whatever it takes, I guess.

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    Re: NWST has become a distance education school.

    Yep, I think tuition is the same, on campus or online.
    Good old Memorial Gym

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    Re: NWST has become a distance education school.

    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.

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    Re: NWST has become a distance education school.

    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg06 View Post
    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.
    It should be an easy decision though for the state to turn some of the these regional schools into community colleges. But politics will prevent it unfortunately.

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    Re: NWST has become a distance education school.

    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg06 View Post
    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

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    Re: NWST has become a distance education school.

    Online/distance eduction is better. Same bs classes,less bs hassle.

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    Re: NWST has become a distance education school.

    Quote Originally Posted by Dawgonit View Post
    It should be an easy decision though for the state to turn some of the these regional schools into community colleges. But politics will prevent it unfortunately.
    Politics won't be able to save a non-existent student body. See below.

    Quote Originally Posted by LT View Post
    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
    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.

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    Re: NWST has become a distance education school.

    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.

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    Re: NWST has become a distance education school.

    Quote Originally Posted by revf View Post
    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/

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    Re: NWST has become a distance education school.

    Quote Originally Posted by revf View Post
    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.
    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg06 View Post
    The enrollment of NWST's nursing school in Shreveport declined by 6.5% this year.

    http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/new...ment/15697591/
    Actually, that demand is significantly shrinking. Hospitals are consolidating and closing plants.

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    Re: NWST has become a distance education school.

    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.

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    Re: NWST has become a distance education school.

    Quote Originally Posted by bandgeek View Post
    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.
    Those aren't FTE figures. Those numbers are the preliminary headcount enrollment figures. Hybrid students count as on campus. The FTE figures are much lower for everybody.

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    Re: NWST has become a distance education school.

    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!!

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    Re: NWST has become a distance education school.

    Quote Originally Posted by bandgeek View Post
    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...

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