CUNY Master Plan 2012-2016

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THE CUNY MASTER PLAN 2012-2016 Part of the University’s attractiveness to students can no doubt be traced to the fact that even among public colleges and universities, CUNY continues to offer an exceptional value. In Academic Year (AY) 2011-12, tuition at CUNY community colleges is $3,600 /year; tuition at CUNY senior colleges is $5,130/year. Compare these numbers to these national averages: $8,244 at public four-year institutions, $14,487 at for-profit institutions, and $28,500 at private non-profit colleges, with many colleges charging significant additional fees. For all of these reasons, CUNY plays a crucial role in the life and economy of both New York City and New York State. As of 2007, 54 percent of undergraduates and 46 percent of all college students in New York City were attending CUNY, and 80 percent of CUNY graduates are still in the New York City metropolitan region 10 years later. College Now, CUNY’s academic enrichment program for 20,000 high school students, is offered by CUNY campuses at more than 350 high schools. Online courses and programs are also offered by the individual colleges and by the School of Professional Studies to a rapidly growing population. Maintaining and enhancing CUNY’s quality during the past decade has been extremely challenging, not only due to CUNY’s growth, but due to the fact that this has been a period of declining public resources. However, CUNY has a unique opportunity to plan for the period of the current Master Plan due to the unusual financial stability it will enjoy until 2016. CUNY Financial Structure: Past Instability and Future Stability Although overall senior college full-time equivalent enrollments have increased by 9.6 percent over the last four years, state aid for the University’s operating budget sustained reductions totaling $300 million during that same period. State base aid for the community colleges has been reduced by more than 20 percent over the last four years, while enrollment has increased by 26 percent. University Funding per Student Full-time Equivalent 2006-2012 300,000 $3,000 250,000 $2,367 $2,399 $2,595 $2,635 $2,641 $2,630 University Funding in Millions (2012 Dollars) $2,500 200,000 160,223 166,451 176,392 190,938 193,267 197,997 $2,000 150,000 CUNY FTE Enrollment $1,500 100,000 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 $1,000 4
INTRODUCTION University Funding per Student Full-time Equivalent 2006-2012 $16,000 $15,000 $14,722 $14,411 $14,711 Funds per FTE (in 2012 Dollars) $14,000 $13,000 $13,803 $13,666 $13,285 $12,000 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 All dollar figures are adjusted for inflation using the Higher Education price Index and are expressed as 2012 dollars. Given these continuing reductions in city and state aid, it has been very difficult to maintain and enhance quality, as well as to plan. For the better part of a decade, Chancellor Goldstein has advocated a predictable tuition policy, one that would provide stability for the institution and allow CUNY, as well as students and their families, to plan for the future. He has advocated for what is known as the CUNY Compact: state-authorized, predictable tuition increases accompanied by increased philanthropy and productivity by CUNY. The Chancellor has steadily gathered support for this policy through speeches, legislative testimony, and private conversations. In November 2005 remarks to the Center for Educational Innovation-Public Education Association, the Chancellor said, “Public higher education must be a public priority, just as it is a public good. It’s clear that we must re-envision our partnership with the state in order to ensure that every student is encouraged and enabled to pursue a college degree.” In addition, he placed financing for public higher education at the center of discussion during two national summits, in October 2008 and November 2010, that he hosted at CUNY. The culmination of these efforts arrived in June 2011, when Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature signed into law authorization of elements of the compact model. The centerpiece of the new legislation is the establishment of a tuition plan, one that builds in modest, predictable increases tied to state funding while still protecting the neediest students. The model delineates shared responsibility among partners and creates opportunities to leverage funds. It has four main elements: • A “maintenance of effort” provision that ensures that New York State’s financial support cannot be reduced from prior-year levels unless a fiscal emergency is declared; • Authorization of a tuition policy that allows CUNY and SUNY to increase tuition up to $300 annually for five years (through 2015-2016) for full-time undergraduate resident students; 5
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