With technology, you would think that the number of administrators required to support students would drop. It hasn't it has increased. Partly due to government regulations requiring compliance records and reporting.

The other part of it is that if a college reduces tuition, they can't justify the ever increasing demands for funding.

It's become big business. Hiring more administrators, staff, and creating more offices or departments that may or may not be necessary to an individual's education.

There's also a decided lack of interest in education itself. Student to teacher ratios has increased or remained stagnant. Students are not necessarily receiving the individual attention the need to succeed.

I know at least one state university here where the teachers or the university itself has lowered their expectations in certain areas and now teach basics and have open book tests in certain subjects. Although that maybe more of a "self-steem" issue with not requiring students to pass certain classes based on merit. After all who needs to have a basic understanding of US history and why we are where we are today?

Sorry, long rant. College tuition is getting outrageous even at the community college and state level.