State System of Higher Education Chancellor Dan Greenstein testified at a joint House and Senate Education and Appropriations Committee hearing yesterday, updating lawmakers on the State System Redesign.
Greenstein reviewed the ground covered so far in the Redesign, talking specifically about the integration of six of the 14 state-owned universities into two, about fully-online degree programs, enrollment declines, and the affordability of a State System education.
The chancellor said that while population declines are a definite factor in the falloff in State System enrollment, affordability remains one of the most troubling problems at the state-owned schools.
The chancellor fielded questions from lawmakers on a variety of topics, including a projected educational gap in incoming students over the next few years as a result of the pandemic, other educational options to students who would traditionally be targeted by State System schools, and a question from Representative Jim Struzzi about tuition rates charged to out-of-state students.
Greenstein is due back before the committees for an update, including more detailed information on the finances of the Redesign, in April. The legislature last year approved a $100 million investment over five years to fund the Redesign.
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