After keeping tuition rates flat for the past year, the Carl Sandburg College Board of Trustees approved a slight increase in tuition for fiscal year 2022 during its regular monthly meeting Thursday evening.
Tuition will increase $5 per credit hour (from $170 to $175) for in-district students, $7 per credit hour ($255 to $262) for out-of-district students and $8 per credit hour ($284 to $292) for out-of-state students for the 2021-22 academic year. Sandburg had kept its tuition rates flat for the 2020-21 academic year to help reduce the financial impact on students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Board also accepted bids of $216,334 from Mechanical Inc. for upgrades to the College’s building automation systems and $395,610 from AMP Electrical Services Inc. for electrical system upgrades. The combined total of $611,944 for the two bids is under the budgeted cost of $800,000 for the projects.
In other business, the Board approved the following:
- Appointment of program coordinators for the 2021-22 academic year. They are:
- First-year associate degree nursing — Christina Stone
- Second-year associate degree nursing — Jan Lundeen
- Art — Lisa Walker
- Criminal justice — Dr. Chris Barber
- Dental hygiene clinic — Amanda Nichols
- Dental hygiene program — Stacy Kosier
- Diagnostic imaging — Jackie Whipple
- EMS program — Katie Kepler
- English/honors — Jennifer Wright
- Lab & simulation — Tammi Lewis
- Math/developmental math — Tony Paris
- Mortuary science — Tim Krause
- Practical nursing/nursing assistant — Stacy Bainter
- Employment of Erin Carder as TRIO Student Support Services academic advisor/retention coordinator, effective April
- Resignation of Dylan Armstrong as public safety officer, effective April 6.
The Board’s next scheduled meeting is 7 p.m. April 22. Due to the coronavirus, a location has yet to be announced.
***Report Courtesy of Carl Sandburg College***
