The attendee is going to get a better value based on number of class attendance? 

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Yup. Makes it easier to ask questions and whatnot.

Yup. Makes it easier to ask questions and whatnot.

Yeah, I can see that. However, through experience it trying to get instructors to come to Hawaii (shooting, medical, etc), 5:1 ratio is not really feasible. I mean I guess in theory, but not reality. Unless you can get someone or a group to sponsor all or a majority of the cost.

Yeah, I can see that. However, through experience it trying to get instructors to come to Hawaii (shooting, medical, etc), 5:1 ratio is not really feasible. I mean I guess in theory, but not reality. Unless you can get someone or a group to sponsor all or a majority of the cost.

Yep.  Just getting enough tuition-paying students to cover airfare, hotel and rental car will be difficult.  Then you have to compensate the instructors (I'm sure he's not going to be here alone) for their time.

Out of that comes taxes, Medicare, and other payroll deductions, not to mention any overhead cost for administration personnel.  Not everyone has time to set up their own travel plans and do all the planning when they are busy lecturing and preparing course materials.

Big picture ....

Yeah, I can see that. However, through experience it trying to get instructors to come to Hawaii (shooting, medical, etc), 5:1 ratio is not really feasible. I mean I guess in theory, but not reality. Unless you can get someone or a group to sponsor all or a majority of the cost.

Agreed. I just threw out a number. I would actually expect at least a 10:1 ratio. If you start going over 20:1 I think the quality of education suffers.

This is more akin to a law school course.  Not quite up to that level but getting close to it.  Law school at UH costs about $6,000 per 40 hour class.  So $1,200 is a pretty good deal if you look at it that way.

This is more akin to a law school course.  Not quite up to that level but getting close to it.  Law school at UH costs about $6,000 per 40 hour class.  So $1,200 is a pretty good deal if you look at it that way.

I wonder though, what legal weight does his courses cary though? So say you get a course graduate certificate, what weight does that carry, who recognizes it, etc? I know that in and of itself it doesn't make you an expert witness in court.