The University of Maryland University College is tearing itself apart -- on purpose.
The university, which gets nearly all of its funding from tuition revenue, has long relied on enrolling large numbers of students associated with the military for financial stability. After teaching students at military bases across Asia and Europe for decades, the university was quick to realize the potential of the internet and became a pioneer in the field of distance education.
After an enrollment dip earlier this decade, however, UMUC has begun a process of unbundling, paring the institution down to what President Javier Miyares calls its "academic core" to monetize its own services, grow its endowment and keep tuition rates low.
Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/03/21/u-maryland-university-college-pursues-strategy-unbundling