The University of Central Florida's enrollment will reach 50,000 this fall, but that's hardly cause to celebrate.
State-mandated budget cuts of $11.4 million will force that larger student body into crowded classrooms. There will be fewer courses and fewer instructors.
Bigger isn't always better -- particularly if the money isn't there to support it.
UCF is already looking to turn away as many as 300 transfer students from schools outside Central Florida. UCF ought to reconsider its policy of automatically accepting transfers from Valencia, Seminole, Brevard and Lake-Sumter community colleges.
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