The last blog I posted was about how it would be unfair to cut courses. Since we're supposed to take the opposite side of our views this blog, I would like to share the reasons in favor of course cutting at SLCC that I discovered.
The number one reason- it just isn't worth the money. I'm sure there are classes at SLCC that are costing a lot of money to run without the benefit of being a major class and having a high attendance. Maybe the materials needed for the class are costing so much money that to keep it, they would have to up the class price. But we all know how students are these days, the cheaper the better, so these classes just aren't getting the attendance they need. Even if it is a class some students would really enjoy, the school has to choose the classes that are benefitting both sides the most.
Another reason I thought of was that some courses are hard to find teachers for. Like Marine Biology for example. The Marine Biology professor at SLCC is very cool and we're lucky to have her...but how many Marine Biology teachers do you think there are in Salt Lake? My guess is not too many...Maybe if the courses are too hard to find teachers for they might consider letting them go.
Does anyone else have any thoughts on this?
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I agree. Many courses lack the professionals and students due to the prices, which leaves less professors in more sophisticated classes.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, students think that the classes are too expensive as it is and the cost to keep some of the programs just isn't worth it, especially if there's not enough students in that spicific class to keep it going. I think it's sad that classes are being cut but with the way things are going I guess cutting programs is what needs to be done.
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