vol. xxxiv, no. 18
Boardapproves 1O percenttuitionhike by Rebecca Rebalsky
room and board at both private and public institutions will grow at a combined rate of 5 to 6 percent this year and next. The board of trustees has approved a 10 percent Cabrini's combined rate of increase for 1988-89 is 7.4 increase in the cost of tuition and a 4 percent increase in percent. Although this year's hike is high, Romano said the cost of room and board for the 1988-89 school year. that double-digit percentage increases at Cabrini were Next year, students will pay $2,942.50 per not uncommon during the inflationary years of the late semester for tuition, $267.50 more than the current fee. '70s and early '80s. There was a 10 percent tuition increase The cost of room and board will be $2,050,up from $1,975. and a 10 percent room and board increase for the 1979The 10 percent hike in tuition is the highest 80 school year. percentage increase for Cabrini in the past five years. The average rate of tuition increases since 1983 has been 6.8 r percent. College administrators say that revenues from higher tuition and room and board will help cover the costs of increased faculty salaries, additional full-time and parttime faculty, an upgrade of the library, an expansion of the continuing education department, more sc~~olfunded student aid, funding for a new freshman adVIsmg program, and maintenance projects. . Dr. Mary Ann Biller, academic dean, said the education department will create two additional full-time positions, and the business administration department will hire another full-time teacher. Other departments will hire more part-time faculty, she said. According to Dr.Joseph Romano, vice president for academic affairs, the library needs more money in order to increase holdings and replace damaged and stolen books. Biller said the library will also hire additional staff. The continuing education department will have a \... larger budget next year in order to increase hours of staff, According to a poll by Opinion Research Corp., and to create a new full-time position. The new staff 77 percent of all Americans think the cost of a college member will be responsible for recruitment and <level- education will soon be beyond the me ns of he ty ical p en · he con inuing education depart~ n . family. The average cost of tuition at a private college is Romano said a withdrawal of financial support $6,150 per year. from the state also prompted the college to raise tuition. Villanova University and Eastern College will r~ also raise their fees for the 1988-89 school year. The For the past three years, the state of Pennsylvania a surplus budget and was able to give funds t?Ca?~mi Villanova University Senate voted March 25 to approve and other public and private colleges and umversthes. tuition increases of 10.4 to 13.5 percent. Tuition for fullCabrini usually received about $50,000. This year, the time students in the College ofLiberalArts and Sciences ·state stopped the practice. "It's a big blow to the ~chool, is now _$4,375per semester. The cost of room and board
at Villanova, currently $2,200 per semestet, will increase by 4 percent. Tuition at Eastern College will increase by 7.8 percent and room and board will increase by 8 percent, according to Evan Frey, treasurer. The present cost of tuition for Eastern students is $3,765 per semester. Room and board is currently $1,465 per semester. The decision to raise tuition and room and board is made by the college budget committee, which designs .
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·TuitionComparisons % increase
Cabrini
Villanova
Eastern
'87-88
'88-89
10%
$5350.00
$5885.00
10.4-13.5%
$8750.00
$9660.00$9931.00
7.8%
$7530.00
$8117.00 ~
the budget for each fiscal year. The budget is first presented to the finance committee of the board of trustees, and then to the full board. The board of truskes approved an $8.3 billion budget for the 1988-89fiscal year on March 21. Loucks said that in addition to tuition and room and board increases next year, students will pay a general fee of $225 per semester. This fee will replace the $35 registration fee, the $165 general fee, and orientation and graduation fees.
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