I found this interesting article on the 'net this morning:
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/CollegeAndFamily/CutCollegeCosts/will-the-web-kill-colleges.aspx?page=1
It compares newspapers and universities as entities that sell hard-to-get information. Just as the Internet has changed how we get our information, the article proposes there weill be changes in how we'll get our college degrees. It says the Ivys will last longer, but middle- and lower-level colleges without special things setting them apart are the most vulnerable to extinction.
It seems like universities such as Brigham Young University (in its three locations) would be more likely to survive because students go there for not only the academics but the social life. That's not going to change in the coming years, I don't think.
I think it will also separate those that have traditional degrees (which will be expensive) as opposed to those that have the new "internet" degrees. A move to more of a two tiered society.
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