I actually feel sorry and embarrassed for them. They are a shadow of a school they used to be.
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I actually feel sorry and embarrassed for them. They are a shadow of a school they used to be.
WWDog
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It's good to have stretch goals. Seems like NSU needs some more achievable immediate goals before they take a bite out of the "nations premier university". Even becoming the premier university in the state is not really achievable. Maybe they should go for North Louisiana's premier university.
Except that they are in central louisiana. Perhaps they can be the premier university in central louisiana. LSUA and Louisiana College might give them a run though.Originally Posted by detltu
Just a little fact check...
NSU's overall enrollment, including on-campus, is up 8%. There is quite literally a housing shortage in Natchitoches. I know, I own rental property and everyone of my properties are rented either to students or faculty/staff of NSU. Mostly to students, since that has been my target market. I get calls daily asking if I have any units available. No one does.
As of last week, the last count I was told is 262 students will have to sit out the Fall semester due to nowhere to stay. Classes have begun, as of yesterday, and this means either desperate measures....pup tents anyone? Or, these students having to resign and hoping for better accommodations come January. These numbers do not include foreign students, mostly from China, Columbia, and Panama, where NSU has been actively recruiting. The lack of housing has been known for a year, and those students, failing to lock something in back in the spring, voluntarily withdrew for the time being.
On-line enrollment is up by 400+ students vs. Fall of 2015. (not that I care about this sector)
I really only care as it affects my rental property business. I am adding properties as fast as I can, but the prices are up, due to demand from investors. I have a formula I follow and I will not deviate from it. No deal is better than a bad deal.
Point is, NSU's enrollment is up. Not down and not dwindling as has been alleged by some.
As I stated earlier, the last I studied this was with the 2014 figures, which tell quite a different story.
2014 NWST enrollment facts
3,697 - Natchitoches (down 16% since 2008)
3,294 - Online
976 - High School Dual Enrollment
630 - Shreveport (down 31.4% since 2008)
211 - Leesville/Fort Polk
194 - Alexandria
9,002 - TOTAL
NWST Natchitoches Enrollment
2003: 6,558
2004: 6,393
2005: 5,806
2006: 5,108
2007: 4,813
2008: 4,404
2009: 4,330
2010: 4,201
2011: 4,022
2012: 4,149
2013: 3,796
2014: 3,697
That's a 43.6% decline in NWST Natchitoches enrollment from 2003 to 2014.
NWST Shreveport Nursing Enrollment
2004: 1,244
2005: 1,065
2006: 1,021
2007: 981
2008: 919
2009: 915
2010: 862
2011: 799
2012: 750
2013: 674
2014: 630
That's a 49.4% decline in NWST Shreveport nursing enrollment over the last decade.
NWST's Leesville/Fort Polk enrollment has declined 75.9% over the last decade.
NWST is making up for dwindling enrollment of traditional students with high school dual enrollment and online students. As of 2013, greater than 70% of NWST's student body took online classes, and that number has been steadily rising.
Those are the facts.
Good info, 80.
A man in the trenches.
Louisiana Tech University
Flagship of the University of Louisiana System
Fact Check: NWST enrollment updated with latest official figures
These graphs show dwindling traditional enrollment at NWST being replaced with online students and high school dual enrollment. Those are not signs of a thriving university. To deny these facts is a bit disingenuous.
Even if on-campus enrollment really turns out to be up 8% this fall, that is still coming off of historic lows which would still put NWST lower than its 2012's numbers. Where were students living 2003-2004 when traditional enrollment was significantly higher?
Now we know Henderson is trying to solve the problem of dwindling enrollment by importing students from China, Colombia, and Panama in addition to growing high school dual enrollment and online learning. What does this say about the appeal of NWST to the local/regional population its mission is to serve?
Having a known problem of inadequate housing for a year and not addressing it and leaving enrolled students with no housing options is a sign of poor leadership. I feel bad for those students.
Last edited by Dawg06; 08-23-2016 at 12:53 PM.
Why wait until January when they can start at Tech in September? That's what you're recommending to them, right? This is one of the ways the quarter system can actually be useful.
Can these students meet Tech's selective admissions requirements?
I can't read your posts because my eyes are fixated on your pretty rainbow graphs.Fact Check: NWST enrollment updated with latest official figures
These graphs show dwindling traditional enrollment at NWST being replaced with online students and high school dual enrollment. Those are not signs of a thriving university. To deny these facts is a bit disingenuous.
Even if on-campus enrollment really turns out to be up 8% this fall, that is still coming off of historic lows which would still put NWST lower than its 2012's numbers. Where were students living 2003-2004 when traditional enrollment was significantly higher?
Now we know Henderson is trying to solve the problem of dwindling enrollment by importing students from China, Colombia, and Panama in addition to growing high school dual enrollment and online learning. What does this say about the appeal of NWST to the local/regional population its mission is to serve?
Having a known problem of inadequate housing for a year and not addressing it and leaving enrolled students with no housing options is a sign of poor leadership. I feel bad for those students.
Time is your friend. Impulse is your enemy. -John Bogle
Ice Cream...
Selective admissions? Some could, some couldn't. Have no idea what % that might be.
How is the housing situation in Ruston? That's the problem keeping hundreds of students from attending NSU.
Someone else asked what was done years back to provide housing....dorms. The last of the dorms closed in May. That was the grad-student dorm, affecting about 60 students who have been displaced. The on-campus apartments, The Columns, and the just off-campus apts, The Frog Pond, both booked out back in May. Not a room to be had.
There is a "goldmine" sitting just off campus. An area just begging to be bought up, renovated, and marketed to students/faculty/staff.
Simple
https://www.google.com/search?q=tiny...hrome&ie=UTF-8
Hah! that's my wife's idea to resolve the housing crunch. She says, let's build a "tiny village." I said for who, Munchkins? She is right, can fit more units/acre if they are tiny houses.
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