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Friday,May 8, 1981
Cabrini College, Radnor, PA 19087
Where is your tuition Incoming Revenue Dollar
BY DENISE TERIFAY AND . DEBBIE JABLONSKI
Cost of educati~n rising BY MEG SLOOK & KATHY McCARTNEY
Inflation has struck again and everything is going up and up and up some more . Threfore, the tuition increase should not have surprised anyone. Cabrini's tuition increased approximately 14 percent. Other schools in the area are undergoing &imilar increases. The reasons for the increases at Cabrini are numerous and varied; the construction of the Goeorg D. Widener Trust Center, fuel costs, increased security as a result of increasing enrollment and general maintenance just to name a few. Cabrini College has maintained fifth position in past years and
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the interest on the Cabrini sisters' endorsement, is responsible for Tuition and fees comprise 58% of 12% of the income. Contributed service, state grant, the incoming revenue dollar, acand federal grant each account for cording to the 1981-82 projected budget which was obtained from 2% of the income. How is the incoming revenue William Eichner, business mandollar spent? ager. Teachers' salaries account for Next year's tuition will cost each student approximately $3,473.This 31% of the expense dollar. Maintenance and operations was obtained by taking this year's tuition ($3,060) plus the 14% in- takes up 19% of expense. Institutional support, which increase which was recently ancludes running the school, publicanounced in the president's newsletter. If this is multiplied by tions, advertising, etc., accounts 550 ( an approximate number of for 18% of the outgoing money. Twelve percent is taken up with students), the final total if$1,683,auxiliary enterprises, such as the ooo. Room and board are also slated food service, book store, etc. Student services, such as the to increase by 14%. A student who now pays$1,040 will be paying nurse, chaplain, dean of students, $2,360 next yt:ar. Using 291 resi- etc., takes up 9% of the expense dents as a baseline, the school wi.11 dollar. Academic support, such as the receive approximately $686,760. This is a part of auxiliary en- academic dean, administration, terprises which accounts for 22% registrar, etc., uses up 6%. Finally, financial aid comprises of the incoming revenue dollar. Gifts and contributions, such as 5% of the expense dollar.
58% tuition
Room & Board
$3,500 3990
$2,350
2,700
1,850 2,452
3,700
2,975
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31% institutional
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Lewis to address graduates
regardless of the increase remains at the top of the chart. There are various reasons why some school tuitions are less than others. One such reason, in the case of Neumann College, is their lack of residences. Obviously, the larger the school's student body the more expensive the school's tuition. For example, Villanova and Widener Universities are two of the largest area schools. The charts below reveal the tuition, room and board costs and major fees, such as registration fees of several area schools. In comparison it is somewhat easier to accept Cabrini's current increase.
Tuition
Vol. XXVII,No. 12
Fees $145
1,700
150 175 30
non-resident
75
4,150 4,400
2,665 2,700
150
4,475
2,160
included with tuition
The following schools are listed from the lowest to highest costs. Tuition Room and Board Fees Immaculata Eastern St. Joe's Neumann Immaculata Neumann Cabrini Widener Cabrini St. Joe's Cabrini Eastern Rosemont Eastern St. Joe's Widener Rosemont Rosemont Immaculata Villanova Villanova Widener excluding excluding *** Neumann Villanova
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BY ROSEMARY LYNCH
On May 17, 1981, Andrew Lewis, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, will be the graduation commencement speaker for the exercises at Cabrini. In 1980Mr. Lewis was one of the first establishment Republicans to sign up with Mr. Reagan's presidential drive. Before his appointment to the Reagan Cabinet Lewis served since August 1980 as Deputy Chairman of the Republican National Committee. He was deputy political director of the Reagan-Bush Campaign Committee during the 1980 election. For the last 10 years he has been a trustee in Conrail and has interest in real estate, coal and interstate trucking. Lewis was defeated in a run for Pennsylvania governor in 1974. He played a key role in national politics in 1976when he was running the Pennsylvania campaign for President Ford. Lewis was born in Philadelphia on November 3, 1931.He is a graduate of Haverford College and the Harvard Business School. He was married in 1950 to Marilyn S. Stoughton. Mr. Lewis left his post as president of Lewis and Associates, a financial and management consulting firm to become Secretary of Transportation. In the transportation field, Lewis served as one of two courtappointed trustees of the Reading Co. of Philadelphia. From 1971to 1980, Lewis, in his role as a cotrustee, guided the reorganization
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Andrew Lewis will deliver the commencement address to the 1981 graduating class. of the bankrupt Reading Railroad and its eventual conveyance to the Consolidated Rail Corporation. Lewis has served as a member of the Delaware River Port Authority, on the boards of the Academy of Natural Sciences and the World Affairs Council, a member of the board of managers of
Haverford College, as a trustee of Temple University, and as president of the board of trustees of the Central Schwenkfelder Church in Worcester, Pa. Mr. Lewis's speech transcript is unabailable at this time. However, along with speaking at the Cabrini commencement he will receive an honorary degree.