My mom deserves the summer vacation from all of this, but even on her vacation, she plans the next school year. During some of her summers, she has taken classes, which she had to pay for, in order to get higher pay. Since teachers have to pay for their own additional classes in order to go up a pay level, they are paying for their own raises. Teaching is not that easy, but my mother loves it and deserves to get paid a little more for the hard work she does. With the recent media blitz from other University systems, getting students to attend MCC is going to require more innovative methods of getting the word out to its residents.
Many residents know that the college exists but have no idea what is being offered here.
MCC is not the only means of getting a two-year degree on Maui. In a search of the Internet, I found well over 2000 sites available that had information about getting an Associates Degree by distance learning offerings. Even UH Manoa is intending to offer some 100 level ICS courses online beginning this summer that will be an attractive alternative to some MCC students. One of the best things that MCC has going for it against the competition is the fact that the tuition is relatively inexpensive for Hawaii residents compared to some of the other colleges. Things that should be considered to better inform the public of MCCs curriculum include increasing the advertising budget so that more radio and newspaper spots reach potential students and using Channel 12 more effectively as an advertising medium as well as a possible revenue source.