But often private schools are more innovative than state schools. They can move quicker on curriculum development and on offering opportunities that are accessible to adult learners faster than state schools, which often must go through the state legislature. So oftentimes adult learners need those programs that are offered by private colleges. Private colleges also are more likely to offer opportunities such as life experience credit and are open more to testing programs and other options for adults that, in the long run, can save the adult many years of classwork and save the company money. I don't know that companies should demand that of their employees.
Companies shift, as well as individuals.
When I talk to human resource people, they are well aware of the possibility that some employees will use the system and move on to another company as soon as they complete the degree. But the feeling of the human resource people is that if the employee was disheartened, he or she probably wasn't the most productive employee anyway. It's better that they move on to someplace where they're better suited. I think it's up to the culture and the philosophy of the particular company. I don't run into them that often.