UD wants to start a satellite in Sussex County - why not merge with DelTech?

I admit I haven't read the article in full nor the proposal, but I would hope that the fact that University of Delaware wants to open a Sussex County campus includes the suggestion to merge with Del-Tech. As a matter of efficiency, I highly doubt that the population down here can support one Wesley-type college, let alone two. I proposed as much a few months ago, but the fundamental idea remains the same given UD's interest in expansion: Expand Deltech into having 2-year and 4-year degrees, and make it like the Penn State satellite campuses. Deltech already has some sort of arrangement with the main campus, and now the credits would simply have to translate 1:1 instead of into whatever algebraic rip-off formula that currently is in place.

Penn State created its satellite campus system over twenty years ago and it has worked out fine. There is no reason for UD to reinvent the wheel on this one by creating a separate University of Delaware Sussex Campus, which would only serve to compete with Del-Tech, and quite frankly, would fall flat on its face. I caution these comments with my caveat that perhaps the proposal has this idea as an alternative, but if it does, the news certainly did not do a good job of reporting it.

Besides, what is the fiscal note that comes attached with this new campus as opposed to some sort of merger agreement? If UD is really anxious to create some sort of new school, why not open a med school? There certainly are enough shortages of them around Delaware.

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