enrollment caps revisited

A national angle-- from Robert Tomsho in the WSJ-- on the local story I relayed yesterday...

As public colleges grapple with reductions in state funding, the prospect of reduced access to higher education is looking more likely...

Florida's state universities...instituted a three-year cap on freshman enrollment last year. The mammoth California State University system -- with 450,000 students -- has announced plans to reduce its head count by up to 10,000 students for the next school year....Enrollment limits are also under consideration in Tennessee and Washington....

Meanwhile, hefty tuition increases are on the drawing boards in many states, while private student lending has shrunk sharply amid a broader credit crunch. Together, the pressures are threatening to restrict access to higher education at a time when the economic crisis is driving more Americans to seek new degrees or additional training, a common reaction in a downturn....