June 2018 College Accomplishments
June 2018
No Tuition Increase
There was no tuition increase for the seventh straight
year while full-time and adjunct faculty received pay
increases in the $77 million operating plan for the 2018-
19 Fiscal Year budget. (Student Enrollment, Diversity
Initiatives, Employee Relations, Financial Management,
Trustee Relations, Community Awareness)
Highlights:
• The total for tuition and general fees remained $104
per credit hour for lower division courses for Florida
residents, which is in line with other state colleges in
Central Florida.
•
The per credit hour charge for upper division
courses for Florida residents remained $128, which
is similar to other institutions in the 28-member
Florida College System of which Eastern Florida is a
member.
• Holding the line on tuition continues making EFSC
among the most affordable colleges in Florida and
the U.S., and more likely that students will be able to
afford to take the courses they need to graduate and
begin their careers.
• An increase to base salary and per hour overload
compensation representing an approximate 2.5
percent hike over the previous year was given to
full-time faculty members of the United Faculty
of Florida EFSC Chapter as part of a tentative new
collective bargaining agreement.
• Non-union adjunct faculty received a 2 percent pay
increase, their third raise in the past five years for a
total 8 percent hike during that time.
• A one-time $500 cost-of-living payment was given
to full-time staff and one-time $250 cost-of-living
payment given to part-time staff.
• The college also paid 2018-19 health and dental
insurance premium increases for faculty and staff
with no additional contributions expected from
them, saving each full-time employee about $1,000
in higher premium costs next year.
• In all, the total health and dental insurance expense
to the college per full-time employee is $8,491,
10
making it a very significant benefit that many other
employers do not provide.
• All college programs were fully funded, including
nearly 60 new programs started the past six years,
including nearly 20 Bachelor’s Degree tracks.
• Invested $19.2 million in ongoing projects, including
completing construction of a new Student Union
on the Melbourne campus and college-wide
improvements to classrooms, other facilities,
technology and parking.
•
Cut spending $2.37 million through various
reductions within the college.
Active Shooter Training
The Public Safety Institute held two days of active
shooter training for Brevard County law enforcement
agencies as part of its advanced training programs.
(Community Awareness)
Highlights:
• About 25 officers participated, with the exercises
taking place inside the Public Safety Institute and
adjacent Dr. Joe Lee Smith Teaching Center on the
Melbourne Campus.
• Instructors ran a variety of active shooter scenarios,
providing officers from eight agencies an excellent
opportunity to work together in realistic training.
• Officers from the following agencies participated:
• Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, Titusville Police,
Cocoa Police, Melbourne Police, Palm Bay Police,
Cocoa Beach Police, Satellite Beach Police and Indian
Harbour Beach Police.
• This was the first time the college provided the
training, which came at the request of local law
enforcement officials.
• The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office held another
active shooter training session for its deputies in
November.
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The training enhanced security for EFSC, giving
the agencies and its officers direct active shooter
experience on campus.