Board of Governors approves differential tuition increase

“Funding has not been easy… tuition has gone up, I think, 71 percent in the last four years,” Scott said. “That’s one concern I have — the unbelievable increase.”

Scott said his other major concerns regarding Florida’s state university system are out-of-pocket costs for college, the rapidly increasing amount of student loan debt and making sure that graduates are able to find jobs in their field of study.

Currently, 49 percent of undergraduate students at UCF graduate with no debt, according to Hitt.

Scott also emphasized several times that students should earn STEM degrees because that’s where he said the job openings are.

“I believe we have an obligation to let our students know where we believe the jobs will be,” he said. “I think we need to be No. 1 in STEM degrees. That’s where there’s jobs today, there’s openings.”

A doctoral program in hospitality management was also approved by the Board of Governors, effective fall 2012. The program will be built from a program that already exists within the College of Education.

Below is a list of each differential proposal increase for UCF and the vote counts: 

VOTE #1: UCF – 15 percent requested. Failed on a tie vote of 8-8.

Beard - yes

Carter - no

Caruncho - no

Frost - yes

Hosseini - no

Kuntz - no

Parker - no

Perez - yes

Rood - yes

Robinson - no

Stavros - absent

Temple - yes

Tripp - no

Webster - no

Whatley - yes

Yost - yes

Colson - yes

VOTE #2: UCF – 9 percent – Not approved 10-6.

Beard - no

Carter - yes

Caruncho - yes

Frost - no

Hosseini - yes

Kuntz - yes

Parker - no

Perez - no

Rood - no

Robinson - no

Stavros - absent

Temple - no

Tripp - no

Webster - yes

Whatley - no

Yost - no

Colson - yes

VOTE #3: UCF – 13.5 percent – Not approved 7-9.

Beard - yes

Carter - no

Caruncho - no

Frost - yes

Hosseini - no

Kuntz - no

Parker - no

Perez - yes

Robinson - no

Rood - no

Stavros - absent

Temple - yes

Tripp - no

Webster - no

Whatley - yes

Yost - yes

Colson - yes

VOTE #4: UCF – 12 percent – Not approved 5-11.

Beard - no

Carter - no

Caruncho - yes

Frost - no

Hosseini - no

Kuntz - no

Parker - no

Perez - yes

Robinson - no

Rood - no

Stavros - absent

Temple - no

Tripp - no

Webster - no

Whatley - yes

Yost - yes

Colson - yes

VOTE #5: UCF requested 15 percent. Motion made for 15 percent and approved by a vote of 9-7.

Beard - yes

Carter - no

Caruncho - yes

Frost - yes

Hosseini - no

Kuntz - no

Parker - no

Perez - yes

Robinson - no

Rood - yes

Stavros - absent

Temple - yes

Tripp - no

Webster - no

Whatley - yes

Yost - yes

Colson - yes

Sarah Aslam contributed to this report.