Word: shinagel
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...Michael Shinagel, director of University Extension and dean of Continuing Education, said last week he attributes the rise in enrollment to the extension school's newly-expanded program, which includes almost 300 courses in 44 fields...
...Shinagel said the low cost of courses is another factor which attracts students. Most one semester courses cost only $80 if taken for credit. "The low tuition rates and the outstanding academic program are a winning combination," he said...
...growth of extension education in general has become a national phenomenon, Shinagel said, adding that more adults are participating in some form of continuing education than ever before...
...extension school advertises in local papers to publicize its program and to reduce fears inspired by Harvard's reputation. Economic considerations are minor, Shinagel said. "As it is, we have one of the lowest ad budgets of any competing institution," he added...
Yale summer term officials visited Harvard in December to study the Harvard program in hopes of salvaging the Yale summer term, Shinagel said. He cited Yale's $6 million budget deficit last year and a "general trend away from college summer sessions" as possible causes for the decline of Yale's summer term...