2008 Enrollment

[ImperialCajun]

I am happy that we give our students as good an education or better for less money. It just proves that we do a better job than the other schools. Say what you want about Authement, but you have to admit that we are better managed. If our legislature was inclined to support our success for less, then we could continue to grow by being subsidised for our frugleness. I would love to see our tuition go down while the others go up. If I were a richer man, I definitely fund student scholarships.
My only question is, "Do all schools get the same amount per student for TOPS"?

[Zeebart21]

I am happy that we give our students as good an education or better for less money. It just proves that we do a better job than the other schools. Say what you want about Authement, but you have to admit that we are better managed. If our legislature was inclined to support our success for less, then we could continue to grow by being subsidised for our frugleness. I would love to see our tuition go down while the others go up. If I were a richer man, I definitely fund student scholarships.
My only question is, "Do all schools get the same amount per student for TOPS"?

I call bull_____ on that.

Z

[DieHard1280]

_ Aren't we back over 17,000? (Which, next Fall, will include my lovely God-daughter!!) _

Mine is starting next fall also. Of course lots of God-daughters are starting at UL next fall, for that matter, but none as lovely as ours I'm sure.

[NewsCopy]

BATON ROUGE - Questions about how the state would pay for increased costs in the TOPS scholarship program and how students who don't have the scholarships could afford it temporarily put the brakes on a move to increase college and university tuition. The proposal to grant colleges and universities authority to hike tuition every year until 2012 fell two votes short of passing but state Rep. Don Trahan, R-Lafayette, said he will try again. Trahan said his House Bill 734 would impose only a "modest increase" and "a catch-up to inflation." Colleges and universities could impose 3, 4 or 5 percent increases, depending on how institutions compare with their peers across the South. Most would be allowed to impose 5 percent increases in each of the next four years because tuition at Louisiana higher education institutions is generally lower than at other states' schools. The rest of the story Mike Hasten • mhasten@gannett.com • June 3, 2008

[DestinCajun]

"State Rep. Hollis Downs, R-Ruston, who favors the increase, told the House "It does take dollars to keep the doors open." He criticized the "antiquated system" that requires campuses to come to the Legislature to ask for permission to raise tuition and then it takes a two-thirds vote to approve it."_ _

At least Mr. Downs "gets it".

[NewsCopy]

A second try at statewide, college tuition increases breezed through the House on Monday, one week after the legislation narrowly stalled in the same spot. House Bill 734 would increase college tuitions up to 5 percent each of the next four years. The bill was approved in an 83-18 vote, with two-thirds support required for tuition and fee increases. The bill had 68 votes last week, two short of two-thirds necessary for approval. Louisiana is the only state that requires such stringent approval for tuition changes. The rest of the story By JORDAN BLUM

[NewsCopy]

BATON ROUGE - If the Senate agrees, tuition at almost every college and university in Louisiana would go up next semester. Legislation allowing colleges and universities to increase tuition cleared the House Monday with an 83-17 vote a week after it failed by two votes. Because the bill raises fees, a two-thirds vote is needed - 70 in the House and 26 in the Senate. House Bill 734 by state Rep. Don Trahan, R-Lafayette, would allow campuses to increase tuition 3 percent to 5 percent in each of the next four years, depending on how far the schools are from the average of similar institutions in the Southern Regional Education Board area. The SREB runs from Louisiana across the South up the east coast to Delaware. The rest of the story Mike Hasten • mhasten@gannett.com • June 10, 2008

[cajunhawk]

Louisiana is the only state that requires such stringent approval for tuition changes.


Wow. Can a university go to the bathroom without notifying BR? Honestly the country is laughing at Louisiana everytime this is brought up. We want a name change, not without approval. We want a new student fee, not without approval. We need more money to buy a jock strap or two, not without approval. This is a shame we have to ask the mighty purple kingdom to bend down and tie our shoe.

[CajunFun]

The tuition bill passed the Legislature... UL's increase will mean an additional $6M per year.

And we can increase our tuition 5%/year, without going back to the Leg.

The Senate also removed Jindal's cuts to higher ed.

Finally, both Houses recognized the Women. And they called us "UL". And they mentioned that we beat buttocks on the Tiagras.

And some of the Legislators did not stand up when the ladies were recognized. Apparently, that's typical; some Legislators did not stand when LSBR was recognized. It's school partisanship.

"A whole lotta 'not caring' going on around here... "

[Zeebart21]

The tuition bill passed the Legislature... UL's increase will mean an additional $6M per year.

And we can increase our tuition 5%/year, without going back to the Leg.

The Senate also removed Jindal's cuts to higher ed.

Finally, both Houses recognized the Women. And they called us "UL". And they mentioned that we beat buttocks on the Tiagras.

And some of the Legislators did not stand up when the ladies were recognized. Apparently, that's typical; some Legislators did not stand when LSBR was recognized. It's school partisanship.

"A whole lotta 'not caring' going on around here... "

Awesome! You have to pay for a top notch education.

Z

[Cajunbander]

Awesome! You have to pay for a top notch education.

Z

And its going to come out of the pockets of people like me. Who can't get scholarships or grants, and have to pay their way through school by themselves. Grrrrrrrrr.

[Zeebart21]

And its going to come out of the pockets of people like me. Who can't get scholarships or grants, and have to pay their way through school by themselves. Grrrrrrrrr.

Although I never finished my degree at UL, I had to do the same thing. TOPS wasn't available when you got out of highschool?

Z