At that time, enrollment will reach a plateau and stay there. The use of technology assisted instruction is not a cost effective way to expand capacity. It is costly in terms of faculty time and operating costs. The Chancellor is eager to move the CSU to a semester calendar. His feeling is that this will improve relations with community colleges.
Some money is available for campuses requiring conversion.
The CSU will be mounting an effort to grant independent Ed. There is currently a shortage of these degrees in the K-12 system. The UC and private universities are expected to protest the addition of this program to the CSU s offering. The costs of the current energy crisis will directly affect the CSU and its ability to create funding for capital improvements through the use of bonds. The present capital construction bond ends next year.