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What about a model similar to PSU - EIU/WIU turn into primarily two year feeders for UIUC/ISU/UIC

Posted by ATL

on August 23, 2026, 11:08:08, in reply to "Sooner or later one of the directional schools will have to close or merge "

that can give students that want it a little bit more flexibility, proximity to home, lower costs before they go to one of the larger universities.

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Northern is fine, Carbondale has stabilized, and SIUe is thriving. Gonna have to be Western or Eastern.

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https://www.tspr.org/tspr-local-news/2026-08-21/wius-new-school-year-to-include-new-arts-center-new-emergency-center?fbclid=IwY2xjawT16SBwZG9mA2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzQwOTk2MjYyMzA4NTYwOQABHuGfYVL_fbb7B-MPR6qPy6w2XM7fTJoBoITiZC-GLBODU9_tdA8i5bu5Rxb8_aem_NWHBoyMTXEH5eVEwSTnv3w

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Buried in this article WIU is down to 4500 students. This isn’t sustainable… - LeatherneckIllini August 21, 2026, 21:32:21

Pennsylvania has merged several of their lower tier universities into a single school with multiple - ATL August 22, 2026, 14:24:17
- Bloated admin costs will be the downfall of smaller schools. * - harb August 23, 2026, 10:31:32
  - Bloated admin costs: a problem at all schools these days. JMHO. * - osklister August 23, 2026, 19:21:19
    - True story. Even at the elementary and high school levels. * - harb August 23, 2026, 19:26:16
      - Agree here. - osklister August 24, 2026, 09:22:26
- At a minimum that’s what Illinois needs to do - Blazer August 22, 2026, 20:52:22
Sooner or later one of the directional schools will have to close or merge - Blazer August 22, 2026, 11:48:54
- Keep EIU open for another year. - EffinIllini August 24, 2026, 17:22:38
- WIU is in worst shape by far. * - cpsteine August 23, 2026, 20:01:06
- What about a model similar to PSU - EIU/WIU turn into primarily two year feeders for UIUC/ISU/UIC - ATL August 23, 2026, 11:08:08
- What’s the difference between Eastern, Western and ISU?* - TarheelIllini August 22, 2026, 12:11:27
  - ISU is almost double the enrollment of WIU/EIU combined* - ilinni11 August 23, 2026, 11:39:13
  - Eastern/Western and ISU are not remotely comparable - Blazer August 22, 2026, 12:56:42
    - Would you put ISU ahead of even UIC?* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes August 22, 2026, 13:35:36
      - Probably equally strong - Blazer August 22, 2026, 20:51:12
    - Yep. Western and Eastern have nothing distinguishing to attract anyone. - SurfTheBoneyard August 22, 2026, 13:10:13
      - I’ve been saying for years that these struggling schools need to start trade school extensions - bbonb August 23, 2026, 08:30:59
        
        Trade school education is what community colleges are for, at least in Illinois. - larue33 August 23, 2026, 10:43:13
        
        Very good post* - TarheelIllini August 23, 2026, 10:28:42
      - And they have Rick and Rose from Poster Children as professors* - timmer August 22, 2026, 13:16:12
        
        They were literally one of my son's professors. - SurfTheBoneyard August 22, 2026, 13:47:21
There are some schools in the UNC system that have free tuition if you live in NC - TarheelIllini August 22, 2026, 06:56:48
St Augustine near me will not hold classes this fall - TarheelIllini August 22, 2026, 06:53:11
macomb is a sore sight these days and the qc campus never really took off.* - Ari Gold August 21, 2026, 22:59:33

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