Frontier Football Conference by Enrollment

[Mr Lisle]

1. Southern Oregon 5,245
2. Eastern Oregon 3,490
3. Montana Tech 2,980
4. Montana Western 1,470
5. Carroll College 1,440
6. College of Idaho 1,120
7. MSU-Northern 1,105
8. Rocky Mountain 940

[RickRund]

1. Southern Oregon 5,245
2. Eastern Oregon 3,490
3. Montana Tech 2,980
4. Montana Western 1,470
5. Carroll College 1,440
6. College of Idaho 1,120
7. MSU-Northern 1,105
8. Rocky Mountain 940

I really don't follow the Frontier Conference but had no idea Southern Oregon was part of it. Same with College of Idaho.

[Cataholic]

if Griz enrollment continues to fall, maybe they can join the Frontier! Ha ha!

[The Butcher]

1. Southern Oregon 5,245
2. Eastern Oregon 3,490
3. Montana Tech 2,980
4. Montana Western 1,470
5. Carroll College 1,440
6. College of Idaho 1,120
7. MSU-Northern 1,105
8. Rocky Mountain 940

I had no idea how small some of the schools were. I guess I thought they were all in the 2,500 and above range.

[SonomaCat]

1. Southern Oregon 5,245
2. Eastern Oregon 3,490
3. Montana Tech 2,980
4. Montana Western 1,470
5. Carroll College 1,440
6. College of Idaho 1,120
7. MSU-Northern 1,105
8. Rocky Mountain 940

I had no idea how small some of the school were. I guess I thought they were all in the 2,500 and above range.

Not a very efficient use of taxpayer resources for several of those ....

[Cat_gld]

1. Southern Oregon 5,245
2. Eastern Oregon 3,490
3. Montana Tech 2,980
4. Montana Western 1,470
5. Carroll College 1,440
6. College of Idaho 1,120
7. MSU-Northern 1,105
8. Rocky Mountain 940

I had no idea how small some of the school were. I guess I thought they were all in the 2,500 and above range.

Not a very efficient use of taxpayer resources for several of those ....

How so? I believe I know what tree you're about to bark up.

[SonomaCat]

1. Southern Oregon 5,245
2. Eastern Oregon 3,490
3. Montana Tech 2,980
4. Montana Western 1,470
5. Carroll College 1,440
6. College of Idaho 1,120
7. MSU-Northern 1,105
8. Rocky Mountain 940

I had no idea how small some of the school were. I guess I thought they were all in the 2,500 and above range.

Not a very efficient use of taxpayer resources for several of those ....

How so? I believe I know what tree you're about to bark up.

Having several small publicly funded 4 year colleges all within easy driving distance of each other (as compared to, say, 100 years ago) or within easy driving distance of larger Universities in the same system that have redundant programs is financially and operationally inefficient. But government often doesn't operate in an efficient manner by its nature (vested interests, etc.), so this isn't surprising. Those stats just happened to make it surprisingly clear in this instance.

[Cat_gld]

1. Southern Oregon 5,245
2. Eastern Oregon 3,490
3. Montana Tech 2,980
4. Montana Western 1,470
5. Carroll College 1,440
6. College of Idaho 1,120
7. MSU-Northern 1,105
8. Rocky Mountain 940

I had no idea how small some of the school were. I guess I thought they were all in the 2,500 and above range.

Not a very efficient use of taxpayer resources for several of those ....

How so? I believe I know what tree you're about to bark up.

Having several small publicly funded 4 year colleges all within easy driving distance of each other (as compared to, say, 100 years ago) or within easy driving distance of larger Universities in the same system that have redundant programs is financially and operationally inefficient. But government often doesn't operate in an efficient manner by its nature (vested interests, etc.), so this isn't surprising. Those stats just happened to make it surprisingly clear in this instance.

Which unit offers the highest level of redundance? You'd have to throw in MSU-Billings in the mix although that kind of takes the thread off topic if it isn't already. I'll admit that attracting the best NAIA-quality athletes, particularly football, to Havre is a hard sell, but that in no way diminishes the quality of some of their 4-yr and 2-yr programs that provide graduates for a job market that actually exists....and not offered elsewhere in the state universitiy system. Academically, the same thing could be said for Tech. The other 2, probably not so much. Their only argument is location, location, location, which has been successful over the last 5 decades or so. I still fail to see how the stats above support your argument.