Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Educators deserve an equal share of the revenue.

The average tuition & fees for EMU students for an academic year is $6500.

The average EMU student takes 18 credits an academic year.

$6500/18 = $361 tuition & fees/ credit hour.

The typical class at EMU is 3 credits.

$361*3 = $1083 per class taken

The average class size at EMU is 20 students.

EMU's revenue for the average class is $1080*20 = $21660.

The average pay per credit hour for an Adjunct Lecturer at EMU is $1140.

For a 3 credit class, the Lecturer is paid $1140*3 = $3420.

A Lecturer's compensation for a class is $3420/21660 = 15.8% of EMU's revenue.

Is EMU's portion of what they provide; a room, projector, accreditation, support services worth 84.2% of the revenue?

Without the educator, the services provided by EMU would be meaningless.

The role of educator should be compensated on a 50/50 share of the revenue from classrooms.

EMU should be paying $3610 per credit hour or 50% of the total revenue generated from each class, whichever is greater.