Board of Regents schedules meetings to discuss student fees

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By Associated Press February 5, 2020 1 min read

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee Board of Regents committee has set three meetings to discuss student fees for the next academic year.

The board that governs Tennessee’s 13 community colleges and 27 colleges of applied technology said Monday that the Committee on Finance and Business Operations will discuss possible changes student fees at a meeting Friday.

Two other meetings to discuss incidental and mandatory fees other than tuition for the 2020-2021 academic year have been scheduled for Feb. 20 and March 10.

Friday’s agenda includes an overview of requests from community and applied technology colleges for possible changes in fees. Incidental fees are charges for specific classes, labs, licensure exams, materials and services to individual students.

Mandatory fees include technology and student activity fees. They are billed to all full-time students enrolled at a college, the board said.