It isn't just college. All schools are like this. It starts with applying for grants that you have to produce 'metrics' that prove you are achieving what you said you were going to do. on the surface, one would think, this is a good thing. I want to make surer the money is being used wisely. The reality is you have to start hiring administrators and, don't forget the assistants, to collect these metrics and produce the reports and apply for yet more grants with more metrics and so on and so on.repeating myself, but this is probably why "college" is so expensive.
Then it's 'shit we're out of money'... well then it's budget override time and floating new bonds to replace the ones that are rolling off and the pitch is 'your taxes aren't going to go up' because it's just replacing one that is in place right now.
I was in a meeting at our local school district and they had a presentation of how the bond was only going to raise our (my) taxes by 'X' based on a median house valuation of 'Y'. I pointed out that MY house was valued more than 6 times that so their figure was misleading. (an outright lie).
The 'Administrators' we're none too pleased with me. I also pointed out that all the small businesses had properties valued even higher and the schools have been promising for years their students were being prepared to graduate into the workforce.
Meanwhile the graduated Einsteins cant even fill out a W4.
Yup, the problem is we aren't spending enough. Our spending is more than enough if we get rid of 99% (yes ninety-nine percent) of school administration.
( oh, and also bring back swats with a paddle)
\Rant off
