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Since McNeese is up this week, somebody justify that school's existence for me.
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:09 am
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:09 am
I recognize that there are probably some good things about the school. But it is still a somewhat sad little college. What do they have in Lake Charles that cannot be replicated elsewhere so that we don't have so many 4 year schools sucking at the teat? Are there programs that simply have to be in Lake Charles? Of course not.
I'm not trying to restart the conversation about which schools to close or merge. I want to take them one at a time. Somebody convince me why McNeese is worth the investment at the expense of more vibrant institutions. And if your argument is simply that a city the size of LC needs a 4-year college, you will be immediately disqualified.
(PS -- I lived in LC after law school, so I know a decent amount about the school. So don't bullshite me.)
I'm not trying to restart the conversation about which schools to close or merge. I want to take them one at a time. Somebody convince me why McNeese is worth the investment at the expense of more vibrant institutions. And if your argument is simply that a city the size of LC needs a 4-year college, you will be immediately disqualified.
(PS -- I lived in LC after law school, so I know a decent amount about the school. So don't bullshite me.)
This post was edited on 8/30/15 at 11:12 am
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Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:10 am to Slippy
It's not
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:11 am to Slippy
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What do they have in Lake Charles that cannot be replicated elsewhere so that we don't have so many 4 year schools sucking at the teat?
Maybe because it's the only 4-year college in an area with 250K people?
If you want to shut down schools start with areas that have more than needed in a geographical area. NOLA, Shreveport, BR all fit this criteria but LC does not.
ETA: I didn't read your full moronic post at fist so I missed this gem
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And if your argument is simply that a city the size of LC needs a 4-year college, you will be immediately disqualified.
Way to disqualify a valid argument before one can present it because you have no valid counterpoints.
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Are there programs that simply have to be in Lake Charles? Of course not.
Yes there actually is considering that this is a huge petro and now LNG area. Both Sowela and McNeese are great at training the personnel needed to support the industry here in various programs they offer. They are both needed.
This post was edited on 8/30/15 at 11:16 am
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:12 am to Slippy
Why are you stomping on the American Dream?
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:13 am to Pectus
Haters gonna hate 
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:16 am to sjmabry
Too many people go to fricking college. We need to remove most colleges in Louisiana, but I think McNeese has a better argument than others to exist due to population.
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:17 am to Slippy
God damn you get the biggest hard on for closing schools. What's this, the 10th thread of the year from you about this?
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:20 am to Slippy
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So don't bullshite me.
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:20 am to Slippy
Many schools around the state could stand being closed, McNeese isnt one of them.
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:23 am to Helo
in terms of population area per student i have to imagine north LA is pretty terrible, even compared to MSU
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:23 am to Slippy
McNeese is needed because *somebody* has to show LC high school grads they aren't really cut out for college so they'll drop out and learn how to deal blackjack.
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:24 am to TheCaterpillar
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Too many people go to fricking college. We need to remove most colleges in Louisiana, but I think McNeese has a better argument than others to exist due to population.
too many people get stupid degrees from college...instead of something useful
I don't know a lot about McNeese and only know one person who graduated from there, but if it's anything like Southeastern, it foucses on its core areas and works hard to produce useful members of society...
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:24 am to Slippy
Great engineering and nursing programs. Both of which produce well trained professionals that will be needed in that city due to its economic boom within the next 5 years
Oh and what a shitty thread
Oh and what a shitty thread
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:24 am to Slippy
If we are shutting down schools we can start with the ones with the lowest graduation rates...
Which ones would those be?
Which ones would those be?
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:24 am to Slippy
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Somebody convince me why McNeese is worth the investment at the expense of more vibrant institutions.
McNeese will stay open whether you're convinced or not.
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:26 am to tigerfootball123
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Great engineering and nursing programs.
yeah MSU has some bullshite but i will give it props for focusing on programs that are big in the area
the instruments and engineering programs are for all the plants out here. i believe some programs work directly with the industry out here
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:26 am to Slippy
You're a terrible poster
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:27 am to Cmlsu5618
Colleges are profit centers, the notion pushed that one needs a college degree to be successful. I say b.s. to that... voc-tech or community colleges should be enough for 75% of the people in 4-year colleges today. Unless you are seeking a STEM degree, you don't need to be there.
Bottom line: not everyone grows up to be an astronaut
Bottom line: not everyone grows up to be an astronaut
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:27 am to SlowFlowPro
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i believe some programs work directly with the industry out here
Several do. Sowela and McNeese do a great job of producing exactly what the industries here need and working closely with them to place people into jobs out of school.
Posted on 8/30/15 at 11:28 am to Slippy
You are dumb.
And you can't dispute that. You will be immediately disqualified if you do so.
And you can't dispute that. You will be immediately disqualified if you do so.
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