Since the fall of 1996, ACC has been charging a non-refundable registration fee of $25 per student, per semester. In fiscal 98, this fee raised $1,855,450 and students enrolled for almost 500,000 credit hours. A tuition increase of $3.75 per credit hour for all classification of students (i.e. In-District, Out of District, Out of State) would allow the college to eliminate completely the non-refundable registration fee of $25 per student, per semester. This is a revenue neutral recommendation.

Since the spring of 1992, ACC has been charging a non-refundable registration fee of $3 per student, per semester. In fiscal 98, this fee raised $222,462 and students enrolled for almost 500,000 credit hours. A tuition increase of $0.45 per credit hour for all classification of students (i.e. In-District, Out of District, Out of State) would allow the college to eliminate completely the non-refundable student activity fee of $3 per student, per semester. ACC would budget and transfer to the auxiliary fund forty-five cents ($0.45) per credit hour for student activities. This is a revenue neutral recommendation.

The recommendation to eliminate both the registration fee and student activity fee and increase the credit hour tuition provides a more equitable pricing method. The average student takes seven (7) credit hours. As the chart below shows, the one credit hour to six credit hour students are shouldering both a higher per course cost and per hour cost than the eight credit hour to sixteen credit hour students. A change to the credit hour method will eliminate this disparity and provide an enrollment incentive to the part time student. No longer will they be paying a disproportionate share. Using the in-district student as an example, a constant rate of $28.20 per credit hour times the number of credit hours enrolled in will be assessed. Note, lab fees which are course specific along with other fees would still apply.

ACC has achieved an "economy of scale" as it relates to how costs are incurred. Further increases in enrollment will produce additional variable cost rather than fixed cost. By adopting the credit hour model, a linkage will exist between the way revenue is earned (variable) and the related cost is incurred (variable).

 Before Elimination After Elimination Difference

Tuition + Fee = Cost Tuition = Cost Before Adoption

1 Hr. $25 + $28 = $53 $28.20 = $28.20 $24.80 More

3 Hrs. $72 + $28 = $100. $84.60 = $84.60 $15.40 More

6 Hrs. $144 + $28 = $172. $169.20 = $169.20 $ 2.80 More

9 Hrs $216 + $28 = $244. $253.80 = $253.80 $ 9.80 Less

12 Hrs $288 + $28 = $316. $338.40 = $338.40 $22.40 Less

15 Hrs $360 + $28 = $388. $423.00 = $423.00 $35.00 Less

Tuition + Fee = Cost Tuition = Cost Before Adoption

1 Hr. $53.00 $28.20 $24.80 More

3 Hrs. $33.33 $28.20 $ 5.13 More

6 Hrs. $28.66 $28.20 $ .46 More

9 Hrs. $27.11 $28.20 $ 1.09 Less

12 Hrs. $26.33 $28.20 $ 1.87 Less

15 Hrs. $25.86 $28.20 $ 2.34 Less

Prior to Fall l988 $ 5.00 per credit hour

From Fall 1988 to Fall l994 $ 8.00 per credit hour

From Fall 1994 to Fall 1996 $15.00 per credit hour

From Fall 1996 to Fall 1999 $25.00 per credit hour

Fall 1999 (Recommendation) $ 0.00 per credit hour

History of the Student Activity Fee:

Prior to Fall 1984 $ 0.00 per credit hour

From Fall 1984 to Spring 1992 $ 2.00 per credit hour

From Spring 1992 to Fall 1999 $ 3.00 per credit hour

Fall 1999 (Recommendation) $ 0.00 per credit hour