When did the Board of Trustees approve the tuition increase?
This was approved at the June Board of Trustees meeting, as part of the approval of the annual budget for the college, which included the legislatively mandated 8 percent increase. Did the Trustees really have a choice? If they had not raised tuition, how much money would PJC have lost? The Board had a choice, but failure to stay at the maximum would actually cost PJC (including students) whatever percentage that tuition does not increase, in funds for everything from faculty salaries, to the electric bill for lights in classrooms to student activities. And the reduction would be included in next year’s budget as well. The Florida Legislature expects colleges and universities to collect all funds for which they are authorized. What is the reason for PJC’s funding crisis? The same as it is for all 28 colleges, all 11 universities and all 67 school districts: the lack of funds available at the state level, due to the decline in the national and state economy. All states are facing the sa
