Comments on: Creating Sustainable SCV Job Growth: A Thesis http://scvtalk.com/2010/04/28/job-growth/ a blog for SCV nerds by SCV nerds. Blogging Santa Clarita daily since 2006 Wed, 23 May 2012 19:36:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Todd http://scvtalk.com/2010/04/28/job-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-15688 Todd Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:17:37 +0000 http://scvtalk.com/?p=3687#comment-15688 I don't not think theres a problem. ;) I don’t not think theres a problem. ;)

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]]> By: Todd http://scvtalk.com/2010/04/28/job-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-15686 Todd Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:53:03 +0000 http://scvtalk.com/?p=3687#comment-15686 Hey John, I hate to point this out, but being that this is an article about academia, you might wanna use the proper terms. "Regent" = literally "ruler" but in our context, a member of the "board of directors" that governs education systems generally consisting of multiple institutions. "Reagent" = substance or compound that is added to a system in order to bring about a chemical reaction or is added to see if a reaction occurs. That being said, while the jobs would be very nice to have, I don't necessarily think that we need a UC Canyon Country.... At least, not until we don't have a giant bottleneck at the 5/14 everytime an orange truck overturns and shuts down the only way in or out. If you think traffic is bad now, imagine what it would be like when you have 50,100 - 100,000 people commuting to/from campus every day through the Newhall Pass. Hey John, I hate to point this out, but being that this is an article about academia, you might wanna use the proper terms.

“Regent” = literally “ruler” but in our context, a member of the “board of directors” that governs education systems generally consisting of multiple institutions.

“Reagent” = substance or compound that is added to a system in order to bring about a chemical reaction or is added to see if a reaction occurs.

That being said, while the jobs would be very nice to have, I don’t necessarily think that we need a UC Canyon Country…. At least, not until we don’t have a giant bottleneck at the 5/14 everytime an orange truck overturns and shuts down the only way in or out.

If you think traffic is bad now, imagine what it would be like when you have 50,100 – 100,000 people commuting to/from campus every day through the Newhall Pass.

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]]> By: Olenka http://scvtalk.com/2010/04/28/job-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-15663 Olenka Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:27:43 +0000 http://scvtalk.com/?p=3687#comment-15663 Despite a UC education being more expensive than a COC one, there are plenty of help out there. Financial aid, scholarships, work-aid, etc. If there is a will, there is a way, and I think it's worth it. Despite a UC education being more expensive than a COC one, there are plenty of help out there. Financial aid, scholarships, work-aid, etc. If there is a will, there is a way, and I think it’s worth it.

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]]> By: Olenka http://scvtalk.com/2010/04/28/job-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-15662 Olenka Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:24:38 +0000 http://scvtalk.com/?p=3687#comment-15662 Go Anteaters! ZOT ZOT! Go Anteaters! ZOT ZOT!

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]]> By: Jeff http://scvtalk.com/2010/04/28/job-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-15660 Jeff Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:00:09 +0000 http://scvtalk.com/?p=3687#comment-15660 I wasn't smart enough to go to a UC (I went to the much less prestigious CSU which at one time was the nation's largest university, but is now second place to, of all things, University of Phoenix) but I like this idea. I like smart people. And smart people go to UC. Plus I'm tired of the whole Master's College vs Cal Arts paradigm. It's like we either have fundamentalist college kids or crazy art kids. I don't understand either of them. COC is more my speed but it's a community college focused on cranking kids out to the next stage. I wasn’t smart enough to go to a UC (I went to the much less prestigious CSU which at one time was the nation’s largest university, but is now second place to, of all things, University of Phoenix) but I like this idea.

I like smart people. And smart people go to UC. Plus I’m tired of the whole Master’s College vs Cal Arts paradigm. It’s like we either have fundamentalist college kids or crazy art kids. I don’t understand either of them.

COC is more my speed but it’s a community college focused on cranking kids out to the next stage.

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]]> By: Need for Involved Citizenry http://scvtalk.com/2010/04/28/job-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-15658 Need for Involved Citizenry Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:57:45 +0000 http://scvtalk.com/?p=3687#comment-15658 As an example, UCLA employees 30,000 folks in all sorts of fields. These are relatively good jobs and as NickelDime indicates a large proportion are not related to churning out graduates. UCLA's annual budget is $4.4 billion of which $635 million was spent on research. An additional $2.3 billion was generated by enterprises like the medical center. It would be a home run for the SCV to get an institution with a fraction of the economic contribution of UCLA. As an example, UCLA employees 30,000 folks in all sorts of fields. These are relatively good jobs and as NickelDime indicates a large proportion are not related to churning out graduates. UCLA’s annual budget is $4.4 billion of which $635 million was spent on research. An additional $2.3 billion was generated by enterprises like the medical center. It would be a home run for the SCV to get an institution with a fraction of the economic contribution of UCLA.

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]]> By: Jeff http://scvtalk.com/2010/04/28/job-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-15657 Jeff Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:57:35 +0000 http://scvtalk.com/?p=3687#comment-15657 State only funds 19% of UC's operating budget, if I recall correctly State only funds 19% of UC’s operating budget, if I recall correctly

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]]> By: Kerry Stotch http://scvtalk.com/2010/04/28/job-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-15650 Kerry Stotch Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:41:31 +0000 http://scvtalk.com/?p=3687#comment-15650 CSU and UC schools are not as cheap as they used to be but still provide a good overall value in terms of costs compared to other state-funded schools in the Country. Also, they typically rank very well among other colleges. CSU and UC schools are not as cheap as they used to be but still provide a good overall value in terms of costs compared to other state-funded schools in the Country. Also, they typically rank very well among other colleges.

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]]> By: Kerry Stotch http://scvtalk.com/2010/04/28/job-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-15649 Kerry Stotch Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:37:10 +0000 http://scvtalk.com/?p=3687#comment-15649 Wow! I have to say I'm really embarassed that there are such closed-minded people living here in Santa Clarita. Wow! I have to say I’m really embarassed that there are such closed-minded people living here in Santa Clarita.

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]]> By: Nate http://scvtalk.com/2010/04/28/job-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-15645 Nate Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:58:19 +0000 http://scvtalk.com/?p=3687#comment-15645 I am referring to illegals which take the state's money yet can't put back into the economy because they are illegal. I am referring to illegals which take the state’s money yet can’t put back into the economy because they are illegal.

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