Comments on: AF Academy told to cut enrollment to save money http://csbj.com/2011/02/07/af-academy-told-to-cut-enrollment-to-save-money/ Fri, 24 May 2013 15:39:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mike http://csbj.com/2011/02/07/af-academy-told-to-cut-enrollment-to-save-money/comment-page-1/#comment-54351 Mike Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:30:00 +0000 http://csbj.com/?p=39217#comment-54351 So, if I’m doing the math right, the USAFA budget equates to $84,017 per student, per year (not including the military personnel costs associated with the cadets or other military personnel on base, which come from the central Air Force budget.)

Annual cost for MIT: $49,142 per student, per year (including books and fees).
Harvard: $48,675
Stanford: $49,344
Colorado $38,564 (out of state)

Sure, USAFA includes basic instruction in flight, parachuting, etc. but, are we getting THAT much better an officer? We could educate 2 times as many at elite universities. Probably 3-4 times more at state colleges.

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