爱荷华私立大学反对一项法案,允许社区学院提供学士学位和税收捐赠,担心不公平的竞争和长期损害。 Iowa private universities oppose a bill letting community colleges offer bachelor’s degrees and tax endowments, fearing unfair competition and long-term harm.

爱荷华私立大学领导人反对允许社区学院提供学士学位和对大学捐赠征税的立法,认为它造成了与税收支持的公共机构的不公平竞争。 Iowa private university leaders oppose legislation allowing community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees and taxing university endowments, arguing it creates unfair competition with tax-supported public institutions. 尽管该法案被修正,将社区学院限制在3度,并需要来自四年制学校的50英里缓冲,但来自德雷克、圣安布罗斯和其他人的领导人都说该法案威胁到私立学院的可持续性并质疑“教育沙漠”的存在。 他们强调其机构现有的灵活计划和转让伙伴关系,警告法案创下了一个危险的先例,尽管立法者声称他们可以扩大获得负担得起的高等教育的机会。 Though the bill was amended to limit community colleges to three degrees and require a 50-mile buffer from four-year schools, leaders from Drake, St. Ambrose, and others say it threatens private colleges’ sustainability and questions the existence of “education deserts.” They emphasize their institutions’ existing flexible programs and transfer partnerships, warning the bills set a dangerous precedent despite claims from lawmakers that they expand access to affordable higher education.