New NCAA Study: Spending on Student-Athlete Support Increases

  

  

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The results of an NCAA study reveal that almost 92 percent of Division I schools report that spending on academic support for student-athletes remained steady or increased since 2007.  This is true, despite more than half of those schools cut overall athletics spending in the midst of the national economic downturn.

According to the NCAA, "The study also showed that more institutions reported coaches becoming more supportive of the academic success of their student-athletes.

"The study found that most schools experienced between a 1 to 20 percent increase in total spending on academic programs over the last two years, with 12 percent reporting even greater increases. At the same time, overall reductions on athletics spending were identified."

The academic support includes course selection, degree-progress monitoring, class-attendance checks, study-hall facilities, course-specific tutoring and computer labs for student-athletes.

High school athletes should take notice of this increased emphasis on academics.  We've said it for years, but we will say it again:  you can't just rest on your athletic laurels to get an athletic scholarship.  Colleges and universities are investing in student-athletes with their money.

Read the complete story on the study.