UCF planning hikes for housing, parking & fees

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Fees going up for UCF students</p>

<p>By Denise-Marie Balona, Orlando Sentinel</p>

<p>2:46 PM EDT, March 18, 2011
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<p>If annual tuition hikes aren't enough to deal with, students at University of Central Florida can expect to pay more for campus housing, parking and fees.</p>

<p>University officials have signed off on a variety of increases for 2011-12.</p>

<p>The biggest increase is in university housing. UCF will charge students $30 to $95 more each semester, depending on where they live on campus.</p>

<p>Officials said they need the extra revenue to help cover the additional costs of such things as roof and air-conditioner replacements and installing more security cameras.</p>

<p>UCF also is raising the price of parking permits. An annual student decal will go up $6 to $94. Faculty will pay another $21 for an annual decal.</p>

<p>The university plans to bump up three student fees – the athletic fee, health fee and transportation-access fee.</p>

<p>Although UCF's Board of Trustees has approved those three increases, the Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the State University System, still has to approve the changes. And the state board will probably make a decision in May or June.</p>

<p>These three fees are used specifically to cover costs in those areas. For example, part of the health fee increase would pay for an additional mental-health therapist.</p>

<p>If the higher fees are approved, a student taking 30 credit hours next school year will pay a total of about $960 for these three fees – almost $40 more than this year.</p>

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<p>Ouch! Housing at The Towers has already gone up $70 per semester, compared to 2010-2011 school year.</p>