“…It was predicted almost twenty years ago that higher education would cost more, that there would be stiff competition for state resources, that productivity would be difficult to increase, and that the socioeconomic benefits would be questioned (Glenny and Schmidtlein, 1980). Even though, over the last five to seven years, most states have been experiencing solid economic growth as result of a robust economy, institutions have had to compete for their share of revenue with other sectors.…”