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MnSCU approves tuition, activity fees increase
The MnSCU board of trustees approved the proposed 13 percent increase in SCSU tuition and fees for the 2002-2003 school year in a meeting at the end of May.
SCSU is one of 34 institutions feeling the burn of the $22.7 million cut in appropriations absorbed by The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system as a response to the state budget deficit. The resulting impact is an average of a 10 percent increase in tuition and fees for the state's colleges and universities.
"The decision became official after the board of trustees met May 22," said Diana Burlison, SCSU associate vice president of administrative affairs.
According to Burlison, the colleges and universities around the state had to first submit individual ways of dealing with the cut. After the proposals were subjected to public testimony, the board then approved the proposals in a 12-3 vote.
SCSU students will be facing a tuition and fee increase of about $384 resulting in a total of $3,802 for full time students.
According to Burlison, the additional fees are a combination of the student activity fee, MSUSA fee, an athletic facilities fee and fees for new projects such as the addition to Atwood and the new stadium.
There is a standard fee of $13.85 for up to 12 credits per student as well as $2.50 charge for facilities. About 54 cents per credit goes for athletic referendum, and 39 cents per credit for MSUSA.
For the universities and colleges of Minnesota the increases are part of a $1.5 billion budget for the 2003 fiscal year ranging from 6.5 percent to 12.9 percent.
MnSCU is continuing to investigate financial strategies for the 34 universities for the next three years in public forums.
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