An article from The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)

[S.D. Rhodes]

>Interesting topic.  Can anyone provide the statistics of how 
>many NCSSM students avail themselves of this offer?  

According to the article, an average of of 82% of NCSSM grads have gone
to UNC system schools since 2004, compared to 55% before.  So find out
what the average size of graduating classes has been and there's your
answer.

To me, the question is not whether this is "fair" (although in my
opinion it is...it's not like those "bright students at other schools"
couldn't have applied to NCSSM themselves) or what the state "owes"
anyone.  Those weren't the reasons why the state created the tuition
break.  They created it in hopes that more grads would make their
careers in North Carolina instead of other states.  So the question is,
is it working?  Considering the fact that no one has had time to go
through four years of college since this passed, there's no way anyone
can have the answer to this.  If it turns out in five or ten years that
it isn't making a difference, then by all means get rid of it.  But
getting rid of it now is premature.

-Scott D. Rhodes
 c/o '88





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