Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Foundations of Strategy, Part 2: Supply | Inside Higher Ed

Foundations of Strategy, Part 2: Supply | Inside Higher Ed:


Foundations of Strategy, Part 2: Supply

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As a continuation on the Foundations of Strategy theme, this post is about the supply of educational opportunities.  In short, they’re exploding.
There are currently over 5,000 degree-granting institutions in the United States, made up of a healthy mix of public, private not-for-profit, and for-profit schools that educate a highly diverse population and offering an ever-increasing number of programs and degrees.

The supply of educational opportunities is increasing not only through the traditional schools and their for-profit counterparts, but also the number and types of programs (e.g., business, nanotechnology, criminal justice) and