Please note that this table addresses the analysis of the research questions of this study.
Research Questions Analysis
1. What is the real cost to the community colleges of the baccalaureate programs?
• Review of the spreadsheets for expenditures. Divide the total cost by the total number of credit hours for both the universities and the
community colleges.
• Analysis for qualitative items
(observation and document analysis) 2. What is the cost differential
between the community college and the university baccalaureate?
Analyze the differential by comparing and contrasting the per credit hour figures found in research question 1.
3. What is the marginal cost for the universities to add
additional capacity in order to meet the unmet demand for certain programs?
What are the marginal costs for each unit? To add additional capacity.
4. Are there factors other than cost that should be considered that make offering
baccalaureate programs through community colleges a more attractive alternative?
Now that we know what is most cost- effective, are there other reasons we should do this?
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