Tuition Review Advisory

Committee Charge

September 17, 2018

Committee Charge from Chancellor Woodson

During its brief cycle of intense work this fall, Tuition Review Advisory Committee members are asked to thoroughly consider tuition [and its related uses] for the the 2019-20 and 2020-21 academic years. Proposed increases are subject to approval by the UNC Board of Governors who “shall fix the tuition and fees, not inconsistent with actions of the General Assembly at the institutions of higher education. . . in such amount or amounts as it may deem best. . . .” GS 116-143.

Last year institutions were instructed by the UNC System Office to submit a one-year (2018-19) tuition and fee plan with no increase for undergraduate residents. NC State is awaiting guidance from the UNC System Office to include whether this will be a one-year submission or a biennium submission ( 2019-20 and 2020-21) and will communicate that to the committee upon receipt.

Given the timing of guidance received last year, the committee is asked to recommend 2019-20 plus 2020-21 campus initiated tuition increase (CITI) for consideration as a preemptive measure.

Revenue from CITI has traditionally been used to 1) enhance the student experience through quality    and accessibility improvements; 2) support need-based financial aid and graduate student support; and  3) fund faculty promotional increases.  The Board of Governors, in its 2014 four-year tuition and fees plan, set a 15% cap on the total tuition dollars that may be used for need-based financial aid.  NC State’s 2018-19 projected tuition use for need-based financial aid is below the 15% cap and therefore NC State believes that it will have an opportunity to use tuition towards need-based financial aid if recommended.

The committee is asked to proceed with the CITI review and recommendation process focusing on resident and non-resident tuition rates for undergraduate and graduate students and is further asked to perform the following functions:

• Review relevant materials relating to tuition, including guidance that comes from the UNC Board of Governors and the System Office.
• Review the 2017 actions on tuition increases and formulate new recommendations for a) changes in the amount of increase and for b) allocation of the additional funds that might be generated for the 2019-20 plus 2020-21 academic years.

The co-chairs who will help guide the work of this year’s committee are Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Warwick Arden and Student Body President Jess Errico.