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Arizona legislature appropriated funding for community colleges ("junior colleges") in Arizona. The Maricopa County Junior College District was established in 1962 (including Phoenix "Junior" College!) to offer a local resource to higher education and job training.
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The federal government provides increased federal money for tuition (including the creation of student loans!) so that more people can afford to attend college.
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Private college: $18,580 --- Public college: $9320
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Per student funding at the state level was almost 140% more than that of the federal government.
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Nationwide, 8% of students are enrolled in online learning.
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Nationwide average per full-time student - $8,489
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Federal funding for higher education begins to decrease.
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Nationwide, 20% of students are enrolled in online learning.
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Private $38,720 --- Public $16,460 --- Community College $2,017
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New York Times declares 2012 the Year of the Massive Open Online Classes. EdX -- a global nonprofit that intends to "Increase access to high-quality education for everyone, everywhere" -- is founded and allows students to self-direct their education and take online courses from big name universities (Harvard! MIT! UC Berkley!) AT NO COST!
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Private college: $42,350 ------- Public college: $19,140
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Phoenix College moves to Canvas learning management system.
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Per student funding at the state level was only 12% more than that of the federal government.
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Nationwide average per full-time student - $7,642
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Pandemic "forces" Maricopa County Community College District to offer a majority of its classes in an online format. Many universities around the nation also go to the online format, "proving" that large-scale online education systems CAN work.
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Private college: $36,000 ------ Phoenix College: $2,020
