Thursday, September 30, 1999
NKU tuition increase tied to state aid
Minimum is 5.5 percent rise
BY TERRY FLYNN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS — Northern Kentucky University students can expect a 5.5 percent tuition increase next fall if state legislators approve a 10 percent increase in funding for NKU.
NKU regents Wednesdayapproved a recommendation from President James C. Votruba for the tuition increase contingent upon the rise in state funding.
His recommendation, however, calls for an 8.5 percent tuition increase if the funding increase is not approved by the Kentucky General Assembly in the spring.
“I believe we have the support of the governor,” Dr. Votruba said. “The governor is in favor of the benchmark process for determining funding, which requires a larger funding increase for Northern Kentucky than for other state schools. And I think we have a lot of support from our legislators. All the signs are very encouraging.”
If the increase stays at 5.5 percent, tuition at NKU would increase by $56 per semester, from $1,010 to $1,066 per semester, or $2,132 per year.
An increase of 8.5 percent would raise the tuition per semester to $1,096, or $86 per semester.
Gordon Davies, president of the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), has indicated to Dr. Votruba that he will recommend the 10 percent funding increase to the General Assembly, at the same time recommending a 2.4 percent increase for other state schools.
“Northern Kentucky University students carry a much larger burden of financing the university than students at other schools,” Dr. Votruba said. “Student tuition makes up 55 percent of funding, while tuition at other schools accounts for no more than 38 percent of financing. (NKU) has traditionally been underfunded.”
CPE wants all schools to maintain a formula in which 33 percent of funding comes from tuition and the rest from other sources.
As part of the tuition recommendation approved Wednesday, NKU will increase tuition for the Master's of Business Administration (MBA) program by 15 percent, to $1,277 per semester from $1,110.
NKU also will waive the difference between resident and nonresident tuition in the MBA program for nonresident employees of Kentucky businesses and organizations that negotiate work-learn arrangements.
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