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Show Ds _The SaltLake Tribune UTAHFriday,October15, 1999 Utah Regents RaiseTuition Fees by 3% student being paid a minimy fundingpie. Yearly tuition will increase by wage would have to workanadd tional 15 hours to coverthe addj these amounts at individual tional $68 the U. wili collect. The student body officers schools: U.: $68; USU: $56, WSU: $48; SUU: $46; UVSC: $39, SLCC: Somehadargued for an increase of up to 10% tuition increase of 4 percent to 6 Enrollment Up; Fewer Carrying Full Load £THESALTLAKE TRIBUNE BY BROOKE ADAMS Enrollment is up signifi- THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE OGDEN The cantlyat Utah colleges, signal- ing an apparent endto the dip experienced when they con- State Board of Regents on Thursday approved a3 percent tuition increase at Utah ind universities next ind students could consider s lucky the hike wasn’t verted two years ago to colleges semesters. worse students, but they arestill taking lightercourseloads. A fall enrollment report But there is an odd quirk in thelatest data: There are more During the board's monthly meeting, regents David Grant and Winn Richards argued for a4 per- handed outat the State Board of Regents meeting Thursday cent tuition increase, and University of Utah President Bernie Ma- in Ogden showsthetotal student count is up 8,713, or 7.7 chen suggested a tuition increase percent, overlast fall. Compared to fall 1997, before the colleges convertedto syste! enrollment is up by1, 71 students. of up to 10 percent was ¥ anted. “Three percent is very pru dent hen said. And the schools may not be Andthefull-time equivalent through tinkering with tuition: Higher Education Commissioner Cecelia Foxley said several institutions may seek even higher I count, based on students taking full-time course loads and the figure used to allocate percent. It was a dangerous game of University of Utah Utah State University year’s tuition hike also was 3 percent During the meeting at Weber up short on rent and food mone} students to continue picking up a bigger piece of the education percent. They argued that a or even being able to atten school atall. Her motion to adopt 2 percent increase failed. ear. But that’s 1,776 fewer stu- nissioner Cecelia Foxley, referring te the semester conversion. And while enrollments overall are up, total student countsatthree colleges the College of East Presented and Utah State University’s Southeastern Center in Moab) have sunk to level that could October 22-245cae SL TV result in funding cuts. Brooke Adams 15,444 9.3% 6,025 5.2% 4,081 25% 20 ae 21.273 7.7% Ba GaeggelFastenvan HOURS Fri 12noon-10pm * Sat Tlam-9pm * Sun tiam-7pm 2.3% 8% Weber State University Salt Lake Community College unanimously agreed to ask the adopt a more modestincrease of 2 dents than took full-time courseloadsinfall 1997. “There's still a residue,” said Higher Education Com- Southem Utah University Legislature toincreasethe higher Student body presidents from the institutions made an impassioned plea fer the regents to moneyto each college, is up Snow College Dixie College f U., income students at the crease of $68 would mean comin 5,907, or 7.4 percent overlast 25,788 20'865 State University, the regents also ela Atkinson, who said for iow chicken, said Regent David Jor dan. Hesaid theLegislature wants Enro!iment, Fall 1999, and percentageincreasesince last year: nikes in coming months. Last rq ceived support from Regent Pa) $39; Dixie: $34; CEU: $33; Snow: $31. na education system’s operating budget by $43 million, which includes $12.7 million earmarked for faculty and staff salary increases. regents asked for an operating budget increase of $38 million. million to higher education's coffers. Tuition fees account for about 25 percent ofthe system's tions but to business,” Foxley said. They got less than halfthat - $17.4 million in base funds. Foxley acknowledgedthe funding request might be ambitious Wearelosing quality staff and faculty, not just to otherinstitu About $22.7 million of the moneyrequested would be spent given indications the local on such things as libraries, com puter labs and financial aid services, which are under pressureas counting on promises made by Gov. MikeLeavitt and legislative enrollments continue increasing. leaders to give education's needs Thesystem’s operating budget priority in thenext session. for the 1999-00fiscal yearis $680 million, said Norm econ omyis slowing, but said she is ‘Thetuition increase approved by regents will add arelatively Ta tant commissioner small amount of new money $5 total operating budget Foxley said the national averagefortuition increa Mountain Experience said, annual tuition hikes of 6 percent to 7 percent were common in Utah, She also reminded regents that last year, when they delayed a decisionuntil thelegis: lative session to see howhigher education was funded, elected officials “were whispering” about FINAL WEEK! Test Your Meddle on the Hot Skiing & Snowboarding machines. 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