A better approach would be to encourage greater use of the state's private colleges and universities by increasing the Legislative Tuition Grant, the report says. A capacity survey just completed by the N.C. Association of Independent Colleges and Universities indicates that these institutions have classroom space for as many as 9,000 additional students. North Carolina has the resources necessary to fix the neglect of its campus buildings and facilities. Currently before the legislature, there is also a bill that would provide for the construction and financing of certain projects at UNC through self-liquidating assets. If the bond legislation is passed, a large amount of the university spending will be done solely at the discretion of the UNC system, without legislative appropriation and control.
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