SR: NIC, EWU should work together

In its editorial this morning, the Spokesman-Review Editorial Board comments:

The Inland Northwest must train and retain all the talent it can. Supporters of a new Spokane medical school have emphasized the improved odds of keeping doctors in the area if they can be educated here. The principle applies just as well to graduates in other fields. The border should not be a barrier, and a pending agreement between North Idaho College and Eastern Washington University will help assure it will not be for a small number of lucky students. “Destination Eastern” will allow as many as 20 NIC graduates to attend the university and pay the same tuition Washington residents do. They must carry a minimum 12 credits and graduate in two years. If they do not meet the deadline, they will pay more, but not the full non-resident rate, which is about three times higher. More here.

Question: I don’t see a down side to this pending agreement. Do you?