Syracuse University Cutting Almost 100 Low-Enrollment Degree Programs
“Pottery is one of the degrees with zero enrollment.”
There is a lot of this going around right now. Schools need to trim the dead wood.
Syracuse.com reports:
Syracuse University to cut 93 low-enrollment degree programs
Syracuse University plans to cut nearly 100 programs, more than half of which had zero students enrolled.
SU announced Wednesday it will “sunset” a total of 93 programs across all colleges, Provost Lois Agnew stated in a university-wide announcement. This includes undergraduate majors, master’s degrees and specialized post-graduate certifications.
Of the 93 programs, 55 had no students enrolled, Agnew said. An additional 28 are advanced certifications.
The cuts will affect 258 enrolled students, which is 1.2% of the student body. SU has 21,500 students enrolled.
Sunsetting degrees include nutrition science degrees, a new media master’s degree and an eSports gaming certification.
This is the final determination of the university’s academic portfolio review. SU announced in August that it would be looking at the approximately 460 degrees it offered to determine if some need to be cut, consolidated or rebranded.
The programs with enrolled students will be sunset, meaning current students will be able to finish their degree but new students cannot enroll.
Many of the degrees being cut will still be available, just in different ways.
For example, while the Bachelor’s of Fine Art in pottery is being eliminated, students can earn a BFA in studio arts with an emphasis in pottery. Pottery is one of the degrees with zero enrollment.
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These programs had *NO* enrollment at all? And about 100 of them? Wow! That’s a lot of useless faculty, and even MORE useless administrative positions.
In what world does someone think it is a good use of money and time to get a university degree in pottery? Or even an “emphasis” within the Fine Arts curriculum?
Potential students who thought it would be a good idea to spend $50K per year, over four years, to get a degree in pottery would be declaring themselves to not be university material.
The list of the other zero-enrollment and low enrollment degree programs would be interesting, but it is behind a paywall. That in itself is interesting.
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