Again, Arliss S. is wrong.  A great state does not need a great university!  What Alaska needs are a few average community colleges located in a handful of populated cities around Alaska instead of the 15 campuses that U.A. now has.  We do not need more B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. graduates inflating job requirements when a properly trained High School student with an associates degree can handle the majority of positions that a great state needs.