The nursing clinical fees at Bucks County Community College have remained the same for the past 20 years.
That will now come to an end.
The college board of trustees on Thursday afternoon voted 14-0 to increase nursing clinical fees to double the current cost.
Nursing 101 and Nursing 102 fees will rise from $100 to $200. The Nursing 201 and Nursing 202 fee, now $150, will increase to $300, according to the board. There will also be a $1 per credit increase in student activity fees for clubs and athletics.
The board also approved administrative staff annual merit salary increase of 2 percent for current staff and administration staff salary scale adjustment of 2 percent for new salaries, both effective July 1.
The board discussed and approved projects selected for strategic initiatives for fiscal year 2013-2014.
Projects selected for funding:
- Survey entering students, focusing on support needs for the new population. Cost: $7,100.
- Consider software tools designed to improve existing information delivery program and customer service. Cost: $9,000 for consulting study.
- Parking management upgrade done by United Public Safety in Horsham to allow students to print their own parking passes on their own computer. Cost: $43,000.
The board approved awarding an honorary degree of doctor of public service to award-winning artist, illustrator and alumnus James Bennett. The degree will be conferred upon him during the May 23 commencement ceremony.
Bennett began studying art at Bucks County Community College in 1981 and graduated with an associate degree in fine arts in 1983. The portfolio he created at Bucks won him a full scholarship to School of Visual Arts in New York.
Diane Davies-Dixon can be reached at news@phillyBurbs.com
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