Student fees fund university programs

Published:Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Updated:Wednesday, February 26, 2014 22:02

The revenue raised by student fees allows the university to operate several programs and offer students certain amenities.

Student fees are listed collectively on student account statements as the program service fee.

The current program service fee for full-time students is set at $672.50. This fee does not include specialized class fees.

David Collins, vice president for finance and administration at ETSU, said that the program service fee is a broad term used to comprise several individual fees.

The program services fee consists of many parts, such as the TAF fee that is used to ensure that students have the top technology available, athletic fee to help support the intercollegiate athletic program, debt service fees to pay for student areas such as the Center for Physical Activities and the Culp Center, student activity sees to help support student activities such as SGA, health clinic, provide concerts, etc., parking fees, sustainable campus fees, and other such areas, Collins said.

Collins also said that each of the different fees is allocated for the purpose for which it was approved.

The student activity fee is allocated for various purposes through Student Affairs; fees such as TAF and Sustainable Campus fee are allocated to various projects by committees that include significant student participation, Collins said. The athletic fee supports all athletics, (not just football); and the parking fee supports parking operations including the construction of the new parking garage.

One of the newest additions to the program service fees will be the $5 student fee implemented in the fall to fund Little Bucs, an on-campus child care program.

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