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Tuition-Designated Fees

Tuition-Designated Fees. University of Texas at San Antonio. Key Issues. UTSA’s role of providing accessible quality educational programs is critical to the future of South Texas. Level of state resources for both operations and buildings primarily drive the level of student fees.

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Tuition-Designated Fees

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  1. Tuition-Designated Fees University of Texas at San Antonio

  2. Key Issues • UTSA’s role of providing accessible quality educational programs is critical to the future of South Texas. • Level of state resources for both operations and buildings primarily drive the level of student fees. • Growth related faculty and infrastructure needs create further upward pressure on fees.

  3. Percentage of the Texas State Budget that Goes to Higher Education 18.0% 12.9% 1984-85 2005-06

  4. Formula Funding • Based on Weighted SCH • Different levels for SCH by: • Level of course (Upper/Lower/Masters/PhD) • Discipline • Supplement for lower division courses taught by tenure-tract faculty • Separate formula for facilities

  5. State Funding Policies • Formula uses BASE YEAR approach thereby under funding growth. • Teaching supplement should be amended for emerging institutions. • Plant formula does not provide sufficient funds to cover current costs. • Increase in energy costs is not adequately addressed in the funding formula.

  6. FY 2005-06 Budget $323,713,000

  7. Total Enrollment Growth In ten years, UTSA enrollment has increased by over 50%.

  8. Projected Space Deficiency

  9. Student/Faculty Workloads

  10. Designated Tuition • Used to be a separate fee, but now is considered part of tuition. • Helps us pay for general operations of the University. (Faculty salaries, debt service, utilities, lease space, etc). • 20% is set aside to help cover financial aid costs.

  11. FY 2006 Mandatory Tuition and Fees

  12. Two Year Plan for Tuition & Fees • Planning now for both FY 07 and FY 08. • Helps the University estimate income and helps students estimate expenses. • Approved fees for FY 08 may not be fully implemented depending on the level of state appropriations.

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