Recently the WSJ wrote an article on tuition matching strategies that have recently applied by US Colleges to boost their enrollment. Yes, the competition is getting more intense.
The WSJ article again confirms AAEA’s maintained hypothesis and bold predictions on what will happen in the US higher ed when the competition gets stiff. AAEA has written article on October 9 and October 19, 2017 that the tuition price war will occur, and it does, but under different jargon (tuition matching). On January 2018 article, the Association also mentioned potential changes that will occur in 2018. Point#6 exactly mentioned about the tuition price war.
If our prediction keeps becoming a reality, perhaps, it will be the interest of the many players in the industry to keep what the Association has predicted in making or assessing their strategies. Of course with a disclaimer. AAEA did not, does not and never will claim that everything will occur exactly as it has been predicted. So, please be mindful.
We are independent, no hidden interest whatsoever, except for the good of many, and self-funded organization. We did intensive research based on publicly available data to support our forecasted events. In its analyses, AAEA applied among others, but not limited to advanced econometrics, applied statistics, math programming, along with competitive analyses, public policy, managerial accounting, finance and economics just to name a view to support the conclusion. Results then shared to the public with no cost.