Show Regents Approve Tuition Increase for Higher Ed By Christopher Fielding Contributing Writer For the 96 1995 academic year Salt Lake Community College students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents will be paying more in tuition and fees A recommendation to the Utah State Board of Regents proposing an increase in student tuition and fees for the 96 1995 academic year was approved at the September regent regent regent re re- re- re gent meeting According to Budget Director Director Director Di Di- rector Dana Van Dyke the approved three percent increase for students is part of a recent recommendation made to the Board of Regents from the commissioners commissioner's office According to a Sept 22 1994 Deseret News vs article the Board of Regents considered a year three-year plan that would tie all tuition increases at state universities and colleges to the University of Utah The goal is to have the tuition at the five statewide colleges about 50 percent less than that at the U. U of U. U The Board of Regents' Regents proposal is designed to encourage students to begin their post secondary education at the community college level and transfer to a year four-year institution The proposed plan will help students by making year two-year colleges more financially accessible by providing lower tuition rates A tuition increase of four percent percent percent per per- cent was approved by the regents for the current academic year Tuition Tuition Tuition Tu Tu- Tu- Tu and fees for a time full-time student student student stu stu- stu- stu dent taking 15 credit hours was raised to Of that am amount 84 is assigned to student fees with the generated revenue divided among 11 general fee areas aroun around c campus Among the student fee ex ex- expenditures expenditures expenditures percent retires a bond which allowed to build the College Center and a ashare share of the Lifetime Activities' Activities Center An additional expenditure expendi expendi- ture of percent is for College College College Col Col- lege Center maintenance |