Why isn t the growth in enrollment generating enough money to offset the expenses caused by that growth?
Even as enrollment increases and brings in more student fee revenue, actual costs increase as well. More classes, faculty and staff are required for more students. And inflationary increases for everything that colleges and universities have to purchase push the cost up. The actual cost of delivering each course increases. Increased tuition and fee revenue is necessary, as well as increased state support. *Definition of tuition and registration fees: · “Fees” are registration fees paid each semester by every student enrolling in a course at an NSHE community college, state college, or university. The registration fee is a per-credit charge that is set at different levels for the universities and community colleges. Students attending the School of Medicine, the William S. Boyd Law School and the School of Dentistry are charged differently for enrollment in those professional programs. Nevada residents pay registration fees only. · “Tuition” is an additional cost paid by all non-residen
