Bad News
December 4, 2008 - Author: newscoma - Comments are closedI told you times are tough in Hoots.
– Cutting the athletic programs at UT-Martin and UT-Chattanooga, which are subsidized by taxpayer dollars. The state provides about $3.9 million per year for athletics at Martin and about $4.3 million at Chattanooga, officials said. At UT Knoxville, the cost of all athletic programs is covered money from revenue-producing football and basketball programs.
– Charging tuition on a “per credit hour” basis rather than via the current flat fee system. Officials said this could curb problems with students signing up courses, then dropping them. There also could be higher per hour tuition charges for courses where expenses are higher, as when laboratory use or special equipment is needed.
– Offering more courses online, perhaps with students at Chattanooga, Knoxville and Martin using the same materials and instructors.
Gotta make some calls. I have a lot of friends in the athletic department at UTM.
This isn’t great news.
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Discussion (2 Comments)
that’s no good, next they will come for the arts activities.. oh wait, most systems have already done that
I read a random article somewhere proposing up to a 24% tuition increase at UTK possibly for the Spring semester already! wtf?
How about cutting some costs like a business does rather than continuing to increase tuition to cover your spending? I had supportive parents and family that helped with my college expenses but with that kind of jump, even I would have had to drop out for a while. Criminal. They already consistently increase 10-12% each year anyways.
Fortunately most state employees get their children’s tuition for free at state schools. My mother lobbied very hard for that legislation that was finally approved just after we graduated.
Cash strapped local school systems are not going to have many options either, especially with No Child Left Behind breathing down their necks and the federal funding that comes with that. Tough times.