The California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Office approved Cal Poly’s request to enact the Student Success Fee, ending months of planning and outreach over the tuition increase.
In an email to students on Friday, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong announced the approval of the quarterly fee. On March 5, he submitted a fee proposal to CSU Chancellor Charles Reed. Reed sent the necessary documents to move forward with the fee to Armstrong’s office early Friday morning.
The Student Success Fee, which will take effect this fall, will add $260 to Cal Poly tuition each quarter beginning in Fall 2014. It will be phased in over two years, beginning at $160 per quarter before increasing to $210 in Fall 2013.
Students approved the fee in an advisory vote to the president late last month; of the 7,600 students who voted, 57 percent favored implementing the Student Success Fee.
In his email, Armstrong called the students’ approval of the fee a, “statement of (students’) trust in Cal Poly.”
Armstrong is currently working to establish a committee in charge of spending the additional income the Student Success Fee will bring in. Cal Poly spokesperson Chip Visci said no details have been finalized on the committee, but at least one proposal has been submitted.