Why church-owned universities can't offer free or subsidized education Tuition

Nigerians always talk about dreams about those old days of missionary schools, and then redirect those days to currents day and expect church owned school to offer subsidized or even free education at least for the children of the members of the church that established the school.







The average Nigerian thinks that it has always been the money of the church members, that the church builds a school, for this reason they all sees it right for their kids to enjoy free or subsidized education at the church-owned tertiary institutions?

In case you feel the urge to ask this question again, here are some top 4 reasons of reasons why schools like: Salem University, Covenant University, Redeemer's University of Nigeria, Mountain Top University and others can't afford to be inexpensive.


1. Lecturers' salary

Private Universities have a knack for hiring the best lecturers around and paying them much more than what the government pays their counterpart at federal or state universities. When you say private universities are better than public ones, you should consider the quality of lecturers in those schools. They are the reason why we believe private schools are better.

2 The quality of education they offer

There is a clear difference between the quality of education private universities offer from that of public universities in Nigeria. These schools like other private establishments are in business to make profits and this is why they try to provide quality and better educational service where the public schools are failing.




3. Infrastructure and social amenities

Providing quality education is not just by having lecture rooms and furniture for students. Private universities invest in infrastructural facilities for their benefits of their students. They put lots of amenities in place to make the learning environment conducive for the students.

And as private establishments, Church-owned university managements spend lots of money to provide standard lecture rooms, lights, water and internet for the students.




4. Cost of running the school

An institution that provides steady power supply, potable water and maintains its infrastructure must certainly be spending lots of money to keep the school going. Schools like Covenant University won't be able to maintain the standard they set if they are not expensive.