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Performing Arts students to pay more
Kimberly Sanfeliz
Issue date: 4/20/06 Section: News
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While paying $24,000 a year for tuition has become the norm at Emerson, few students expect to pay extra fees on a class-by-class basis. However, with a new announcement from President Jacqueline Liebergott and the Board of Trustees, performing arts students will soon be looking at an even higher rate.
The Board of Trustees approved a 4.9 percent increase in tuition costs last month, bringing next year's tuition to $25,248, according to David Rosen, vice president of public affairs.
In addition to this cost hike, the trustees also announced a differential rate of 10 percent on each performing arts (PA) class. If students are taking a performing arts class to fulfill a general education requirement, they will not be charged more than they would for another class, according to Rosen. There will however, be a 10 percent charge on every performing arts class for all students, regardless of major.
This differential rate will not go into effect until September 2009, and students who applied to the college before the announcement last week will not be affected. This means that neither current students nor next year's incoming freshman class will have to pay this fee, Rosen said.
He attributes this to the fact that students made the decision to come here without knowing about this charge, and it would not be fair to force it on them. However, all admission materials will now contain information about the new rate.
"The basic rationale is that performing arts courses are more expensive to teach and support," Rosen said. "The classes are smaller, so there is more faculty."
Rosen also said the money would support the performance spaces and advanced equipment needed for technical theatre.
Based on a full course load, an Emerson student will pay $3,156 per class next year.
Were the 10 percent increase to go into effect next year, students would pay $315 extra for each performing arts class.
Depending on course load, students could pay up to $1,260 on top of their regular tuition if they took four performing arts classes a semester.
The Board of Trustees approved a 4.9 percent increase in tuition costs last month, bringing next year's tuition to $25,248, according to David Rosen, vice president of public affairs.
In addition to this cost hike, the trustees also announced a differential rate of 10 percent on each performing arts (PA) class. If students are taking a performing arts class to fulfill a general education requirement, they will not be charged more than they would for another class, according to Rosen. There will however, be a 10 percent charge on every performing arts class for all students, regardless of major.
This differential rate will not go into effect until September 2009, and students who applied to the college before the announcement last week will not be affected. This means that neither current students nor next year's incoming freshman class will have to pay this fee, Rosen said.
He attributes this to the fact that students made the decision to come here without knowing about this charge, and it would not be fair to force it on them. However, all admission materials will now contain information about the new rate.
"The basic rationale is that performing arts courses are more expensive to teach and support," Rosen said. "The classes are smaller, so there is more faculty."
Rosen also said the money would support the performance spaces and advanced equipment needed for technical theatre.
Based on a full course load, an Emerson student will pay $3,156 per class next year.
Were the 10 percent increase to go into effect next year, students would pay $315 extra for each performing arts class.
Depending on course load, students could pay up to $1,260 on top of their regular tuition if they took four performing arts classes a semester.
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