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Old 04-14-2013, 08:15 PM   #565
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Well if you want to look big picture, universities are just businesses like anything else. The bottom line at the end of the day is $$. The fact that they can fill these classes means there's money to be made, if they didn't offer it a different institution would and somebody else would be taking/making that money.

There are ethical concerns well above and beyond real estate licensure courses if you're worried about the integrity of a university, all the way up to the top.
Is UBC not an NPO (Not for Profit Organization)? While it is a business, not for profit... But I do agree, more bums in seats, more money for research and other stuff uni's do
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