The facility fee was increased from $18.55 to $28.50 per credit hour to fix a $60 million hole in the budget. All students pay a facilities fee for up to 12 credit hours each semester. The fee pays for debt service charges on bonds for building student facilities.
But tuition and general fees at public Ohio universities are currently under a two-year budget freeze. The state reviews fees each year and determined the school’s facility fee boost was a no-no, as it’s a “general fee.”
U of A students will receive refunds of up to $238.80. The university says those will go out at the end of the current semester.
This article appears in Mar 2-8, 2016.
Whoever approved the overcharge should be fired.
The U-A President is becoming a really bad joke, the sooner the Board comes to grips with reality, the better for everybody involved.
Price gouging FAIL! Let’s ignore the fact they are still gouging students beyond any amount you’d believe and just celebrate our victory.