Tuition and Ancillary Fees Reporting

2.0 Finance and Administration

Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Policy Framework

Tuition and Ancillary Fees Reporting

Operating Procedure

Tuition and Ancillary Fees Reporting

Issued: April 1, 2003

Revised: September 1, 2012

2.0 Finance and Administration

Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Policy Framework

Tuition and Ancillary Fees Reporting

Operating Procedure

TABLE OF CONTENTS Purpose and Application ................................................................................................. 1 Glossary .......................................................................................................................... 1 Background ..................................................................................................................... 4

Fees Prior to 2000-01 .................................................................................................. 4 Fees From 2000-01 through 2003-04 .......................................................................... 5 Tuition Fee Freeze 2004-05 through 2005-06 ............................................................. 6 Tuition Fee Framework, 2006-07 to 2009-10............................................................... 6 Tuition Fee Framework, 2010-11 to 2011-12............................................................... 7 Tuition Fee Framework, 2012-13 .............................................................................. 7 Requirements.................................................................................................................. 8 Annual Fee Increases for Existing Programs of Instruction ......................................... 8

Regular Fee Programs........................................................................................... 9 High Demand Program Fees ................................................................................. 10 Baccalaureate of Nursing....................................................................................... 10 5.00% Average Tuition Fee Increase ..................................................................... 10 Establishing Program Year or Level....................................................................... 12 Establishing Tuition Fees for Existing Programs of Instruction .................................. 13 Full-time Postsecondary Programs ........................................................................ 13 College-University Collaborative Programs of Instruction ...................................... 14 Full-time Tuition Short Programs of Instruction ...................................................... 15 Part-time Activity .................................................................................................... 15

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Revised: September 1, 2012

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2.0 Finance and Administration

Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Policy Framework

Tuition and Ancillary Fees Reporting

Operating Procedure

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition Activity ............................................. 18 Establishing Tuition Fees for New Programs of Instruction ....................................... 19

New Regular-Fee Programs of Instruction ........................................................ 19 New High Demand Programs of Instruction ...................................................... 19 Tuition Fees - College Employee Benefit................................................................... 21 Project Hero ....................................................................................21 Tuition Fees for Auditing Students............................................................................. 22 Tuition Fees for International Students Excluding Exempt Students ......................... 22 Exempt Students.................................................................................................... 22 Tuition Fees for Students with Permanent Disabilities............................................... 26 Verifying Permanent Disability ............................................................................... 27 Determining Eligibility for Reduced Fee ................................................................. 28 Communication ...................................................................................................... 29 Reporting Requirements ........................................................................................ 29 Reporting of Tuition Fees .......................................................................................... 30 Tuition Fee Report ................................................................................................. 30 Institutional Aid: Tuition Fee Set-Aside ..................................................................... 31 Required Aid for Students in High Demand Programs ........................................... 31 Required Aid under the Student Access Guarantee ......................................... 31 Other Eligible Tuition Fee Set-Aside Expenditures........................................... 33 Ineligible Uses of Tuition Fee Set-Aside Funds...................................................... 34 Tuition Fee Set-Aside Reporting Requirements ..................................................... 35

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Revised: September 1, 2012 Page ii

2.0 Finance and Administration

Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Policy Framework

Tuition and Ancillary Fees Reporting

Operating Procedure

Ancillary Fees ............................................................................................................ 35 Protocol Agreements for Introducing New Compulsory Ancillary Fees and Increasing Existing Fees ........................................................................................ 36 Compulsory Ancillary Fees Exempt from the Protocol Agreements ....................... 37 Other Provisions Regarding Fees for Items Exempt from the Protocol Agreement ............................................................................................................. 37 Non-Compulsory Ancillary Fees............................................................................. 38 Non-Compliance with the Ancillary Fee Policy ....................................................... 38 Ancillary Fees for Collaborative College-University Programs of Instruction.......... 38 Ancillary Fee Reporting.......................................................................................... 38

Application and Registration Fees ............................................................................. 38 Deferral Fees............................................................................................................ 38 Tuition and Ancillary Fees Refunds ........................................................................... 39

Refunds of Full-time Programs of Instruction ......................................................... 39 Refunds of Full-time Co-op Placement Semester Fees and Part-time Course Fees ....................................................................................................................... 40 Summary of the Reporting Requirements.................................................................. 40 Errors and Adjustments ............................................................................................. 40 Further Information........................................................................................................ 41 Summary of Responsibilities ......................................................................................... 41 Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology .................................................................. 41 Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities .......................................................... 41 Appendix A: Regular Programs: Maximum and Minimum Annual Base Tuition Fees and Maximum Annual Percentage Increases....................................................................... 43

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2.0 Finance and Administration

Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Policy Framework

Tuition and Ancillary Fees Reporting

Operating Procedure

Examples: .............................................................................................................. 43

Appendix B: High Demand Programs and Collaborative Baccalaureate of Nursing Programs....................................................................................................................... 46

Example of Year over Year Tuition Fee Increases .................................................... 46

Examples: .............................................................................................................. 46

Appendix C: Calculation of FTE ................................................................................... 49

Calculation of FTE for maximum 5% enrolment-weighted average tuition fee........... 49

Example of calculating enrolment weighted average tuition fee increases ............ 49

Calculation of FTE to identify the percentage of enrolment in high demand programs ............................................................................................... 50

Appendix D: Determination of Annual Base Tuition Fee where Program Level is Given by Year.......................................................................................................................... 51

A. For Programs with MTCU Codes beginning with `4' or 7' (one year's duration) ................................................................................................ 51

B. For Programs with MTCU Codes beginning with `5' ............................................. 51

C. For Programs with MTCU Codes beginning with `6'............................................. 51

D. For Programs with MTCU Codes beginning with `8'............................................. 52

Appendix E: Determination of Annual Base Tuition Fee where Program Level is Given by Semester .................................................................................................................. 54

A. For Programs with MTCU Codes beginning with `4' or `7' (one year's duration) ................................................................................................ 54

B. For Programs with MTCU Codes beginning with `5' ............................................. 54

C. For Programs with MTCU Codes Beginning with `6' ............................................ 54

D. For Programs with MTCU Codes beginning with `8'............................................. 55

Appendix F: Calculation of Full-time Postsecondary Tuition Fees for Programs and Semesters of Varying Lengths ...................................................................................... 57

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