Show 3 Fee In Increase crea se Approved Effective Summer Quarter A slight fee increase has been approved for Utah Technical College College Col- Col lege at Salt Lake by the Utah State Board for Vocational Education as asa asa asa a measure to help pay for the new College Center now under con con- Utah Tech and fees will be raised to a quarter for full time day programs instead fo the the a quarter which has been in effect for a number of years The 3 a quarter increase becomes ef of effective effective with start of summer quarter this year e- e 5 The increase puts Utah Tech at Salt Lake even with charges of its I f sister college in Provo but still iE keeps the two technical colleges the Jf least expensive of the States State's post- post f high school institutions Utah Tech Pres Jay L. L Nelson says there is no alternative to adding the 3 a quarter charge to the Colleges College's fees He cites 1 1 increased construction costs lower c than anticipated student fee revenue and the need for furnishings furnishings furnishings furnish furnish- ings to make the new building usable as major factors favoring the increase Pres Nelson explains that the College has been accumulating student student student stu stu- dent fees and auxiliary accounts profits over the years to construct the College Center We anticipated spending about S 1 S1 1 million for the building but last year when bids were received it ended up costing nearly 18 million Pres Nelson said 1 He adds that the building is financed with student fees auxiliary auxiliary auxiliary ary profits and individual contributions contributions contributions contri contri- and not with revenue form the State Since we dont don't have revenue from the State to meet the com com- of the College Center it has become essential to raise the student fee Pres Nelson said The Colleges College's student senate and student body officers were in favor of a much higher hike in fees In comparison to Utah Tech's new tuition and fee charge of a year the College of Eastern Utah colts a year Dixie Snow Weber State College Utah State University and the University of Utah |