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Move keeps tuition down
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In its move to become a Metropolitan Research University of Distinction, Boise State University will break from the Larry G. Selland College of Applied Technology July 1, 2009. At that time the college will become part of the College of Western Idaho, the new community college in Nampa. With this new move, students in the Boise State technical program will take a tuition cut.
However, the slice in tuition will not affect the quality of education, Dean of the technical college Vera McCrink said.
Money for Idaho technical programs comes from the State of Idaho, McCrink said. This money, not tuition, funds instruction in technical colleges.
“Therefore, when the tuition drops it will be a wonderful benefit for our students but it won’t in any way impact the funding of the cost of instruction…” she said. “The quality is still going to be there. And so it’s a wonderful benefit for the students without any implication for a lower tuition.”
The university generally uses tuition to build infrastructures, and CWI has agreed to take care of all the building and housing for the technical college, McCrink said.
Shirl Boyce, director of Community Relations and Advancement at CWI, said another difference between Boise State and CWI is the amount of fees students pay. Students at CWI won’t have as many student fees to pay, further reducing the cost of tuition.
Boise State’s student fees go toward projects like the Student Recreation Center and the Associated Students of Boise State University.
Boyce said teachers will make the same salary after they move from Boise State to CWI.
The Arbiter will continue to cover the technical college’s move from Boise State to CWI. Look in an upcoming issue to find out what the students think of the move, and what they think about lower tuition costs.
COLBY STREAM
News/BizTech Editor