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Students at Pratt Community College will face increases in tuition, fees and residence hall costs when they come to campus for the 2012-2013 college year.
“We had to take a serious look at our funding for next year,” said PCC President William Wojciechowski. “It will probably be flat again.”
The increase in tuition and fees is expected to generate and additional $85,000 while the increase in residence hall fees is expected to bring in another $30,000, said Kent Adams, PCC vice president for finance and operations.
The increases and new costs are: In-State Tuition $3 to $54; Out-o-State Tuition $3 to $60; International Tuition $6 to $110; General Fees $3 to $37; Concurrent Fees $1 to $16; EDUKAN and Pratt OnLine $5 to $130.
Residence Hall charges are increasing 2 percent across the board.
The residence hall increases and new costs are: East 19 meal $115 to $5,887; East 14 meal $114 to $5,5819; East 10 meal $107 to $5,463. North/Scholarship 19 meal $101 to $5,159; North/Scholarship 14 meal $100 to $5,092; North/Scholarship 10 meal $93 to $4,735. Other residence hall 19 meal $89 to $4,543; Other residence hall 14 meal $88 to $4,475; Other residence hall 10 meal $81 to $4,119.
With the increases in insurance, rising utility costs, equipment and supply costs the adminstration saw not alternative but to pass some of those costs on to the students.
The college is simply not in a position to absorb the increasing expenses, Wojciechowski said.
While the increases were necessary, the administration did not want costs to get so high that it would be unaffordable and discourage students from attending PCC.
The full time student is very important to college finances.
If the addition of another $200 to the college bill would cause students to chose other colleges it would definitely be a cause for concern.
But for the students this year the residence halls are running at 96 percent capacity and most of those students are full time students. With those numbers the college is not running students off.
“I don’t think were in any trouble there,” Adams said.
The college is at a very competitive range now compared to other colleges in the area and they want to stay that way.
The range now is in the top 25 percent among the community colleges. That makes PCC expensive but its still a bargain, said Jim Stratford, PCC vice president for instruction.
Another issue facing students is cost of textbooks. While some students do struggle with tuition and fees, the cost of books can also put financial pressure on the student.
Other cost factors include higher costs for scholarships. As tuition and fees rise so does the cost to the college to offer scholarships to cover those costs.
“It’s a real balancing act to find a middle ground,” Wojciechowski said.
Fewer students are concurrently enrolled causing additional funding issues.
Students at Pratt Community College will face increases in tuition, fees and residence hall costs when they come to campus for the 2012-2013 college year.
“We had to take a serious look at our funding for next year,” said PCC President William Wojciechowski. “It will probably be flat again.”
The increase in tuition and fees is expected to generate and additional $85,000 while the increase in residence hall fees is expected to bring in another $30,000, said Kent Adams, PCC vice president for finance and operations.
The increases and new costs are: In-State Tuition $3 to $54; Out-o-State Tuition $3 to $60; International Tuition $6 to $110; General Fees $3 to $37; Concurrent Fees $1 to $16; EDUKAN and Pratt OnLine $5 to $130.
Residence Hall charges are increasing 2 percent across the board.
The residence hall increases and new costs are: East 19 meal $115 to $5,887; East 14 meal $114 to $5,5819; East 10 meal $107 to $5,463. North/Scholarship 19 meal $101 to $5,159; North/Scholarship 14 meal $100 to $5,092; North/Scholarship 10 meal $93 to $4,735. Other residence hall 19 meal $89 to $4,543; Other residence hall 14 meal $88 to $4,475; Other residence hall 10 meal $81 to $4,119.
With the increases in insurance, rising utility costs, equipment and supply costs the adminstration saw not alternative but to pass some of those costs on to the students.
The college is simply not in a position to absorb the increasing expenses, Wojciechowski said.
While the increases were necessary, the administration did not want costs to get so high that it would be unaffordable and discourage students from attending PCC.
The full time student is very important to college finances.
If the addition of another $200 to the college bill would cause students to chose other colleges it would definitely be a cause for concern.
But for the students this year the residence halls are running at 96 percent capacity and most of those students are full time students. With those numbers the college is not running students off.
“I don’t think were in any trouble there,” Adams said.
The college is at a very competitive range now compared to other colleges in the area and they want to stay that way.
The range now is in the top 25 percent among the community colleges. That makes PCC expensive but its still a bargain, said Jim Stratford, PCC vice president for instruction.
Another issue facing students is cost of textbooks. While some students do struggle with tuition and fees, the cost of books can also put financial pressure on the student.
Other cost factors include higher costs for scholarships. As tuition and fees rise so does the cost to the college to offer scholarships to cover those costs.
“It’s a real balancing act to find a middle ground,” Wojciechowski said.
Fewer students are concurrently enrolled causing additional funding issues.
