New report examines UNC enrollment growth
Monday, July 7th, 2008
By John Quinterno
Funding to cover projected enrollment growth within the University of North Carolina (UNC) has emerged as a point of contention in the state budget negotiations. But what exactly is enrollment growth, and how is it measured? To a surprising degree, the answers to those questions hinge on the technical assumptions embedded in the Student Credit Hour (SCH) Funding Model used by UNC to forecast enrollment changes.
The original budget approved by the General Assembly for Fiscal Year 2008-09 reserved 39.8 million to cover projected enrollment increases at UNC. More recent projections,however, suggest that FY 2009 enrollment will exceed the original expectations. In response, NC requested an additional $34.6 million in state funds. The Senate included the entire$34.6 million in its budget, but the House included just $14.6 million. That $20-million ifference reportedly has become a sticking point in the budget negotiations.
A new report by the NC Budget & Tax Center The Ghost in the Machine: The Student Credit Hour
Funding Model & UNC Enrollment Growth looks at this issue in detail.
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