and Tuition/Fee Increase Considerations

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1 and Tuition/Fee Increase Considerations 1

2 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 2

3 Tuition Increases 3

4 Board of Governors Guidelines Campus Initiated Tuition 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 4

5 Possible Tuition Increases ( ): Student Category Tuition Proposed CBTI Proposed Tuition for Proposed Percent Tuition Increase Range UG Resident * $ 3,959 $ 198 $4, % UG Nonresident $ 19,156 $ 575 $19, % GR Resident $ 4,223 $ 211 $4, % GR Nonresident $ 16,540 $ 496 $17, % Dental $ 24,429 $ 1,432 $25, % Medical $ 16,576 $ 1,361 $17, % SOURCE: Administration & Finance 5

6 Possible Tuition Increases ( ): Student Category Proposed Tuition for Proposed Campus Based Tuition Increase Proposed Tuition for Proposed Percent Tuition Increase Range UG Resident * $4,157 $ 208 $4, % UG Nonresident $19,731 $ 592 $20, % GR Resident $4,434 $ 222 $4, % GR Nonresident $17,036 $ 511 $17, % Dental $25,861 $ 990 $26, % Medical $17,937 $ 222 $18, % SOURCE: Administration & Finance 6

7 Uses of Tuition Revenues Student Services/Safety/Student Success Merit Based Aid EPA Salary increases 7

8 Program Specific Increases 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 8

9 Discussion Questions and comments regarding possible tuition increases? 9

10 Fee Increase Proposals 10

11 Proposed General Student Fee Increases $59 Increase for Student Fees in Athletics Fee $30 Education and Technology Fee $20 Student Health Services$9 11

12 Proposed General Student Fee Increases $66 Increase for Student Fees in Athletics Fee $35 Education and Technology Fee $20 Student Health Services$11 12

13 Athletics Fee

14 Athletics is requesting a minimum $30 fee increase for and $35 for , 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.

15 USE OF FUNDS Offset new expenses associated with changes in the NCAA governance structure that will likely result in new studentathlete 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.

16 COMPARATIVE DATA UNC SYSTEM East Carolina s current athletic fee is $631, which ranks 11 th 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) AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (AAC) In comparison to members of the AAC, ECU ranks last in combined student fee and overall direct and indirect institutional financial support for Athletics.

17 Discussion Questions and comments regarding possible Athletic fee increases? 17

18 Education and Technology Fee Proposed increase of $20 in and

19 600 ECU 14 th in System $342 Chart - FY14 fee rates 550 ASU UNCC UNC-CH NCSU 400 ECU ECSU 200 ECSU FSU ECU UNCP UNCG UNCW NCCU NCAT WSSU NCSU UNC- CH UNCC UNCA ASU NCSA WCU

20 Education and Technology Fee 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. specialized rooms are added to meet changing needs. New

21 Fee increase $20 $5 Education \ $15-Technology 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.

22 Discussion Questions and comments regarding possible education/technology increases? 22

23 Student Health Services Proposed increase of $9 in and $11 in

24 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.

25 Health Services Fee Comparison

26 Requested Fee Increase An increase of $9 in for a total of $244 per year An increase of $11 in for a total of $255 per year Last two fee increases were in of $10 and of $5

27 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.

28 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.

29 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.

30 Discussion Questions and comments regarding possible Student Health Services increases? 30

31 Other Student Specific Fees Description Nursing Midwifery Malpractice Insurance Brief Summary of Uses 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 $300 per semester Supplies and Materials, Co-op interfase module for Careernet, site visits to observe students and supervisors, Graduate Assistant Transfer Orientation Fee Dental-AHEC housing fee Dental Student Organization Fee New Fee- $60 ASDA Fee Dental Disability Insurance Rate Increase $200 from $525 to $725 annual New fee $20 New fee $1,200 for and no increase for Reduce annual fee from $150 to $105; request to only char Remove the $60 dental disability fee; this specific insurance is no longer needed $10 of fee will go to One Card office for One Card; Remaining funds will be used to support administrative operations for program Funds will be used to provide AHEC housing for dental students while they are in the clinical rotations Available to dental student organizations to provide financial support for organizational programming Only use funds for National and Local ASDA dues; ASDA can compete with the other organizations for the new fee proposed for programming N/A 31

32 Possible Tuition and Fees for Undergraduate Resident Approved Proposed CBTI and Fees Proposed CBTI and Fees 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) Total Tuition, General and Debt Service Fees Paid by Resident Undergraduate $5,984 $6,391 $6,807 Miscellaneous Fees (excluded from cap) Total Tuition and Fees Paid by Resident Undergraduate $6,143 $6,550 $6,966 32

33 Possible Tuition and Fees for Undergraduate Non-Resident Approved Proposed CBTI and Fees Proposed CBTI and Fees Tuition Nonresident Undergraduate $19,156 $19,731 $20,323 Total General Fees 1,807 1,866 1,932 Total Tuition and General Fees (base for cap) $20,963 $21,597 $22,255 Total Debt Service Fees (excluded from cap) Total Tuition, General and Debt Service Fees Paid by Nonresident Undergraduate $21,181 $21,965 $22,765 Miscellaneous Fees (excluded from cap) Total Tuition and Fees Paid by Nonresident Undergraduate $21,340 $22,124 $22,924 33

34 Possible Tuition and Fees for Graduate Resident Approved Proposed CBTI and Fees Proposed CBTI and Fees Tuition Resident Graduate $4,223 $4,434 $4,656 Total General Fees 1,807 1,866 1,932 Total Tuition and General Fees (base for cap) $6,030 $6,300 $6,588 Total Debt Service Fees (excluded from cap) Total Tuition, General and Debt Service Fees Paid by Resident Graduate $6,248 $6,668 $7,098 Miscellaneous Fees (excluded from cap) Total Tuition and Fees Paid by Resident Graduate $6,407 $6,827 $7,257 34

35 Possible Tuition and Fees for Graduate Non-Resident Approved Proposed CBTI and Fees Proposed CBTI and Fees Tuition Nonresident Graduate $16,540 $17,036 $17,547 Total General Fees 1,807 1,866 1,932 Total Tuition and General Fees (base for cap) $18,347 $18,902 $19,479 Total Debt Service Fees (excluded from cap) Total Tuition, General and Debt Service Fees Paid by Nonresident Graduate $18,565 $19,270 $19,989 Miscellaneous Fees (excluded from cap) Total Tuition and Fees Paid by Nonresident Graduate $18,724 $19,429 $20,148 35

36 Next Steps Week of October 13 th- 2 nd Student Forum October 20 th Chancellor s Executive Council review proposals November 3 rd -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 36