Fiscal Highlights - May 2014

Higher Education Tuition Increases for 2014-2015 - Spencer C. Pratt ( PDF)

Following the 2014 General Session, the State Board of Regents met and approved a 4.0% first-tier tuition increase for the 2014-2015 academic year for the Utah System of Higher Education.  In addition to the first-tier tuition, the Regents also approved second-tier tuition increases for the University of Utah (1.8%), Utah State University (1.5%), and Snow College (2.0%).  The increases are projected to generate approximately $32.2 million.  Of this amount, $26.6 million will be allocated for compensation and targeted salary increases, $1.7 million is for Student Support and Initiatives, $2.4 million is for Academic Support and Initiatives, $1.0 million is for utilities and maintenance, $400,000 is for scholarships, and $100,000 is for other mandated costs.  The following table shows the tuition increases, as well as the Regents-approved student fee increases.

 USHE Tuition and Fee Increases for 2014-2015 
  1st tier2nd tierTotalFees 
 University of Utah4.0%1.8%5.8%6.3% 
 Utah State University4.0%1.5%5.5%2.5% 
 Weber State University4.0%0.0%4.0%3.2% 
 Southern Utah University4.0%0.0%4.0%0.8% 
 Utah Valley University4.0%0.0%4.0%1.4% 
 Snow College4.0%2.0%6.0%0.0% 
 Dixie State College4.0%0.0%4.0%3.0% 
 Salt Lake Community College4.0%0.0%4.0%2.5% 

In April 2014, the Utah College of Applied Technology (UCAT) Board of Trustees approved membership hour tuition on UCAT campuses as shown in the following table.  The increase at Davis ATC is offset by a reduction in student fees while the increase at Ogden Weber ATC is expected to fund two positions in the student services center.

 UCAT Membership Hour Tuition Rates 2014 and 2015 
   FY 2014 FY 2015 
 Bridgerland ATC $1.75  $1.75  
 Davis ATC $1.90  $2.00  
 Dixie ATC $2.00  $2.00  
 Mountainland ATC $2.00  $2.00  
 Ogden Weber ATC $1.75  $1.80  
 Southwest ATC $1.75  $1.75  
 Tooele ATC $1.75  $1.75  
 Uintah Basin ATC $2.00  $2.00  
May 2014 Content ( PDF)

$107 Million of Excess Federal TANF Spending Authority - Stephen C. Jardine
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Division of Air Quality: New Appropriations Update - Angela J. Oh
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DJJS - Receiving Centers and Youth Services - Zackery N. King
What is the next step for receiving centers and youth services?  Receiving centers and youth s...
Economic Development Incentives - Andrea Wilko
Financial incentives are provided through the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development and th...
Higher Education Tuition Increases for 2014-2015 - Spencer C. Pratt
Following the 2014 General Session, the State Board of Regents met and approved a 4.0% first-tier t...
How Will Quagga Mussel Impact Utah Financially? - Ivan D. Djambov
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Is there a Relationship between Educational Attainment and Employment Growth? - Thomas E. Young
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Jail Reimbursement Program and Appropriations - Fiscal Years 2011-15 - Gary K. Ricks
The Jail Reimbursement Program provides reimbursement to Utah counties for days spent in county jai...
Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment Trends Since the Beginning of Mandatory Medicaid Expansion - Russell T. Frandsen
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Sequestration Update - Steven M. Allred
In December 2013, Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (BBA), providing states some ce...
The Billion Dollar Retirement Gap - Brian D. Fay
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