City College of San Francisco on brink of closure (92% of budget for salaries and benefits)

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | July 3, 2012 | Nanette Asimov

[redgolum]

It is going to get very ugly. We need jobs for those who can’t or won’t benefit from college.

[PLMerite]

187,000,000 / 90,000 = 2077

[Carry_Okie]

Sorry, dropped a digit in my head.

[Pearls Before Swine]

That and apparently, courses in Advanced Douchebaggery 901 are not a clear-cut path to a prosperous future.

Is that a pre-law or a poly-sci course?

[Pearls Before Swine]

That and apparently, courses in Advanced Douchebaggery 901 are not a clear-cut path to a prosperous future.

Is that a pre-law course or is it part of the poly-sci curriculum?

[Yollopoliuhqui]

Brick and mortar educational institutions are obsolete. Give a laptop as a baby shower gift and let the kid teach himself, he’ll end up smarter, more independent and braver.

[roadcat]

spending all but 8 percent of its budget on salaries and benefits.

Part of the other 8 percent went to covering a gigantic parking lot with solar panels. Among other "Green" schemes.

[Traveler59]

We need jobs for those who can’t or won’t benefit from college.

I'll be the first to say my first introduction to the rigors of college was a failure, and it was my fault. But, I took stock of what was available to me at the time and joined the military. I learned a good trade, got supervisory and management experience, and was able to travel the world (hence the moniker). But if I had not been able to join the military, there were several Vo-Tech schools that were courting me. Being a tradesman is currently a very good option. The local Vo-Tech boasts a job placement rate of over 80% for its graduates.