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2015-16 and 2016-17

Tuition/Fee Increase

Considerations

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Purpose

• Create awareness and insight to the Campus Based Tuition and Fee Policy.

• Provide an effective medium for students to voice their questions, issues, and concerns on proposed tuition and fee increases

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Tuition

Increases

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•Setting rates for 2 years

•Undergraduate Resident Tuition is capped

at 5%

•Undergraduate Resident shall remain in

bottom quartile of institution’s public

peers

•Out of State rates must be comparative to

peers

Board of Governors Guidelines Campus Initiated Tuition

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Possible Tuition Increases (2015-16):

SOURCE: Administration & Finance 5

Student Category 2014-15 Tuition Proposed 2015-16

CBTI Proposed Tuition for

2015-16

Proposed 2015-16 Percent Tuition

Increase Range

UG Resident * $ 3,959 $ 198 $4,157 5.00%

UG Nonresident $ 19,156 $ 575 $19,731 3.00%

GR Resident $ 4,223 $ 211 $4,434 5.00%

GR Nonresident $ 16,540 $ 496 $17,036 3.00%

Dental $ 24,429 $ 1,432 $25,861 5.86%

Medical $ 16,576 $ 1,361 $17,937 8.21%

Possible Tuition Increases (2016-17):

SOURCE: Administration & Finance 6

Student Category Proposed Tuition for

2015-16

Proposed 2016-17 Campus Based

Tuition Increase

Proposed Tuition for 2016-17

Proposed 2016-17 Percent Tuition Increase

Range

UG Resident * $4,157 $ 208 $4,365 5.00%

UG Nonresident $19,731 $ 592 $20,323 3.00%

GR Resident $4,434 $ 222 $4,656 5.01%

GR Nonresident $17,036 $ 511 $17,547 3.00%

Dental $25,861 $ 990 $26,851 3.83%

Medical $17,937 $ 222 $18,159 1.24%

Uses of Tuition Revenues

• Student Services/Safety/Student Success

• Merit Based Aid

• EPA Salary increases

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Program Specific Increases

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Graduate Programs in Nursing Occupational Therapy Physician Assistant Studies

Current Rate $100 per credit hour $20 per credit hour $42 per credit hour

Increase Proposed $25 per credit hour $30 per credit hour $85 per credit hour

Uses Operational expenses such as

maintaining labs, clinical site

replacement and clinical

travel; Recruiting and

Retaining graduate faculty,

financial aid

Retention of faculty;

Graduate Teaching

Assistantships

General operating expenses

including, asessment and

accreditation fees;

memberships fees;

additional EPA and SPA

personnel; retention of

faculty and staff; GA's and

part time fixed term faculty

2015-16

Discussion

Questions and comments

regarding possible tuition

increases?

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2015-17 Fee Increase

Proposals

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Proposed General Student

Fee Increases

• $59 Increase for Student Fees in 2015-16

– Athletics Fee $30

– Education and Technology Fee $20

– Student Health Services$9

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Proposed General Student

Fee Increases

• $66 Increase for Student Fees in 2016-17

– Athletics Fee $35

– Education and Technology Fee $20

– Student Health Services$11

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2014-2015

Athletics Fee

• Athletics is requesting a minimum $30 fee increase for 2015-16 and $35 for 2016-17, creating revenue of $642,000 and $749,000 for these respective years.

• If allowed to broaden the fee request within the institutional cap, an increase of up to $60 can be justified based on expected costs going forward.

• Offset new expenses associated with changes in the NCAA governance structure that will likely result in new student-athlete well-being initiatives, such as increasing the value of a full scholarship to the full cost of attendance (possibly up to $1.3 million for ECU) and providing a broader range of medical insurance coverage.

• Deregulation of the NCAA meal and snack legislation resulting in new expenses of at least $250,000 per year.

• Possible new expenses associated with the Ed O’Bannon Case could result in costs of approximately $500,000 per year.

• General escalation of the cost of doing business across the board – financial aid, salaries & benefits, new facilities, travel, equipment, maintenance, etc.

• Stabilize the budget and rebuild the fund balance after its depletion due to conference transition expenses and the implementation of the athletics strategic plan.

USE OF FUNDS

COMPARATIVE DATA

• East Carolina’s current athletic fee is $631, which ranks 11th out of 15 UNC System Institutions after not receiving an increase last year, and this includes the $6 add-on for cheer, dance, and band that was approved in 2012 as a stand-alone fee. (net to Athletics $625)

• In comparison to members of the AAC, ECU ranks last in combined student fee and overall direct and indirect institutional financial support for Athletics.

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ATHLETIC

CONFERENCE (AAC)

Discussion


regarding possible Athletic fee

increases?

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Education and Technology Fee

Proposed increase of $20 in

2015-16 and 2016-17

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• Staff positions for smart classrooms, labs, help desk, blackboard, networking, computer repair center, and other related functions.

• Student positions support ACE Computer Repair Center, Smart Classrooms, Lab Monitors, Student IT Help Desk, Lab Management and other student related areas.

• Fixed costs include software in the physical and virtual computer labs, Windows OS upgrades, statistical software such as Mathematica, Maple, Minitab, SPSS, college specific software, student portfolios, SABA web conferencing, Blackboard, Lynda.com, Tegrity, MediaSite, and many other specialized software tools packages for colleges.

• Printing within the computer labs and at kiosks distributed across campus.

• Support of infrastructure projects, like the data center upgrades, blackboard equipment and maintenance, wireless access across campus, software to manage computer labs, network infrastructure and storage for various student applications.

• Annually, numerous college requests are supported such as the development of a large Math Lab, virtual news room, special visualization and mapping software, technology for the pirate tutoring center, writing center, forensic analysis tools, hardware for virtualization and simulation tools, video editing, and the global classroom.

• Numerous computer labs and classroom technology will be refreshed each year. New specialized rooms are added to meet changing needs.

• Education supplies

Education and Technology Fee

• Increased fixed costs for software and the growth of hosted

solutions.

• Increased funding requirements to enable alignment of staff and funding source.

• Increased use of technology across the colleges to provide support for the learning objectives in the curriculum and to provide students with technical skills that improve competitiveness in the workforce.

• Increased need to support infrastructure projects such as the wireless network, updated digital recording technology, and the upgrade of core equipment.

• Increased need for educational supplies across the colleges.

Fee increase $20 $5 – Education \ $15-Technology

Discussion


regarding possible

education/technology increases?

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Student Health Services

Proposed increase of $9 in

2015-16 and $11 in 2016-17

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Student Health Service Fee

• Entitles students to many professional

services offered by the Student Health

Service

• The fee itself pays for any office visit

charges, meaning a student does not have

to pay to be treated by a health care

provider.

Health Services Fee

Comparison

Requested Fee Increase

• An increase of $9 in 2015-2016 for a total

of $244 per year

• An increase of $11 in 2016-2017 for a total

of $255 per year

• Last two fee increases were in 2009-2010

of $10 and 2012-2013 of $5

Position Support

• Support increased salary required to hire

highly qualified physicians and medical

providers.

• Student Health’s medical providers and

staff make on average 50-75% less than

private sector.

Upgraded and New Medical

Equipment • Radiology Server to allow us to continue to store

digital images in house.

• Expand radiology services to students by

providing onsite ultrasound which will help

prevent unnecessary referrals to the emergency

room.

• Support a computer replacement cycle which

we have not been able to do in the past 10

years.

Upgraded and New Medical

Equipment Cont.

• Purchase and maintain equipment at the

West Campus Clinic.

• Upgrade Online Student Health Server to

accommodate Medicat Patient Portal.

Discussion


regarding possible Student

Health Services increases?

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Other Student Specific Fees

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Description Brief Summary of Uses

Nursing Midwifery Malpractice

Insurance

For malpractice insurance. This is a pass through. We charge the

student exactly what the broker charges ECU.

UG Nursing Clinical Increase $50 from $125 to $175 per clinical course Support lab operations including maintaining software and

equipment, purchase supplies and software and other resources

for lab

Co-op Supplies and Materials, Co-op interfase module for Careernet, site

visits to observe students and supervisors, Graduate Assistant

Transfer Orientation Fee $10 of fee will go to One Card office for One Card; Remaining

funds will be used to support administrative operations for

program

Dental-AHEC housing fee Funds will be used to provide AHEC housing for dental students

while they are in the clinical rotations

Dental Student Organization Fee Available to dental student organizations to provide financial

support for organizational programming

ASDA Fee Only use funds for National and Local ASDA dues; ASDA can

compete with the other organizations for the new fee proposed

for programming

Dental Disability Insurance N/A

Increase $200 from $525 to $725 annual

$300 per semester

New fee $20

New fee $1,200 for 2015-16 and no increase for 2016-17

Reduce annual fee from $150 to $105; request to only charge in the 1st term

Remove the $60 dental disability fee; this specific

insurance is no longer needed

New Fee- $60

Rate

Possible Tuition and Fees for

Undergraduate Resident

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Approved

2014-15

Proposed

CBTI and

Fees 2015-16

Proposed

CBTI and

Fees 2016-17

Tuition Resident Undergraduate $3,959 $4,157 $4,365

Total General Fees 1,807 1,866 1,932

Total Tuition and General Fees (base for cap) $5,766 $6,023 $6,297

Total Debt Service Fees (excluded from cap) 218 368 510

Total Tuition, General and Debt Service Fees Paid by Resident Undergraduate $5,984 $6,391 $6,807

Miscellaneous Fees (excluded from cap) 159 159 159

Total Tuition and Fees Paid by Resident Undergraduate $6,143 $6,550 $6,966


Undergraduate Non-Resident

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Approved

2014-15

Proposed

CBTI and

Fees 2015-16

Proposed

CBTI and

Fees 2016-17

Tuition Nonresident Undergraduate $19,156 $19,731 $20,323




Total Tuition, General and Debt Service Fees Paid by Nonresident Undergraduate $21,181 $21,965 $22,765


Total Tuition and Fees Paid by Nonresident Undergraduate $21,340 $22,124 $22,924


Graduate Resident

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Approved

2014-15

Proposed

CBTI and

Fees 2015-16

Proposed

CBTI and

Fees 2016-17

Tuition Resident Graduate $4,223 $4,434 $4,656




Total Tuition, General and Debt Service Fees Paid by Resident Graduate $6,248 $6,668 $7,098


Total Tuition and Fees Paid by Resident Graduate $6,407 $6,827 $7,257


Graduate Non-Resident

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Approved

2014-15

Proposed

CBTI and

Fees 2015-16

Proposed

CBTI and

Fees 2016-17

Tuition Nonresident Graduate $16,540 $17,036 $17,547




Total Tuition, General and Debt Service Fees Paid by Nonresident Graduate $18,565 $19,270 $19,989


Total Tuition and Fees Paid by Nonresident Graduate $18,724 $19,429 $20,148

Next Steps • Week of October 13th- 2nd Student Forum

• October 20th Chancellor’s Executive Council

review proposals

• November 3rd-SGA Senate and GPSS will make

a recommendation to Chancellor

• November 21-Chancellor and Board of Trustees

will make a recommendation to the Board of

Governor’s (BOG)

• February-BOG will recommend to the General

Assembly for final approval

• Spring- General Assembly will approve Tuition

rates

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