“ I believe this proposed budget is realistic and will ensure our continued success. Let’ s do this together and let’ s start today!”
MISSION-FOCUSED
BUDGETING
$ 95.4 Million
In June, the Eastern Florida State College Board of Trustees unanimously approved the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget plan to support the College’ s mission, fostering student success by ensuring every student has the support, tools, and pathways needed to reach their goals.
“ While this will continue to be a challenging year ahead, I strongly believe the proposed budget is a realistic road map for continued success,” said College President Dr. Jim Richey.“ It will ensure that Eastern Florida remains on the right path for growth and continued success for our students and our community.”
Key Elements of the Budget Include:
• No increase in tuition costs for students for the 14 th straight year.
» The per credit hour tuition cost for lower division courses for Florida residents remains at $ 104.
» The per credit hour tuition cost for upper division courses for Florida residents remains at $ 128.51.
• Fully funded all academic programs, including cost savings such as not filling non-critical vacant positions and closely monitoring organizational costs.
• Provided a 2.75 % pay increase for all adjunct faculty members.
• Provided a 2 % pay increase for all full-time and regular part-time nonprobationary staff, marking the fifth consecutive year the College has been able to raise staff salaries.
• The college continued to pay 100 % of the premium cost for its employees’ base health care plans.
• Provided for upgrades to College facilities, technological improvements and ongoing projects such as renovations to the Cocoa and Palm Bay Campuses, the Aerospace Center for Excellence( ACE) on the Titusville Campus, and the completion of the Center for Innovative Technology Education( CITE) building on the Melbourne Campus.
EFSC Economic Impact To Brevard County
$ 109.6 million: Operations spending impact $ 3.7 million: Construction spending impact
$ 15.2 million: Student spending impact $ 866.6 million: Alumni impact
TOTAL IMPACT: $ 995 million or 11,496 Jobs supported!
“ I believe this proposed budget is realistic and will ensure our continued success. Let’ s do this together and let’ s start today!”
— Dr. Jim Richey
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