Student Technology Fee

Student Technology Fee Policy

Approved: Resource Planning Committee
Last Reviewed: 07/23/2012
Last Modified: 07/26/2012 (RPC)
Responsible Office: Information Technology Services

Florida Statute 1009.24 allows colleges to assess a technology fee up to 5% of tuition per credit hour, excluding Bright Futures and must be used to “enhance instructional technology for faculty and students”.

To that end, funds shall be used to:

  • Broaden or enhance the quality of the academic experience through the use of technology in support of the curriculum;
  • Provide additional student access to technological resources and equipment that are needed in support of instruction and to maintain and enhance the technological competency of students as it relates to their academic work;
  • Increase the integration of technology into the curriculum; and
  • Give faculty and staff the opportunity to participate in innovative student-focused technology

Possible uses of the revenue include but not limited to the following examples:

  • Student computer workstations and upgrades
  • Computer software upgrades used in instruction
  • Public access computer workstations
  • Wireless networks in learning spaces
  • Learning management systems
  • Internet bandwidth for media rich content
  • Classroom instructional media technology
  • Digital video and digital video editing equipment
  • Instructional design

Proposed Process for Using Revenue from the Student Technology Fee

Step 1 – Develop proposals

  • Proposals may be submitted by any group or individual;
  • Proposals should be developed with input from key stakeholders;
  • Proposals must have an executive sponsor; and
  • Proposals must include a project scope, schedule, estimated resources and measurable outcomes to address the questions of: What will be done? How long will it take? What resources are required? And why is this project worth doing and how is it aligned with college goals?

Step 2 – Review and approve proposals

  • Owners will present proposals to the TAC for review and feedback;
  • TAC will forward proposals to the RPC with recommendations; and
  • The RPC will approve projects, allocate resources and set project

Step 3 – Develop and execute implementation plans

  • Owners and ITS will jointly develop an implementation plan;
  • Owners will designate a person to work with ITS to execute of the plan; and
  • ITS will serve as the project managers

Step 4 – Measure, assess and report

  • ITS will monitor the implementation and report progress to TAC and RPC
  • Owners will measure performance, assess outcomes and report findings to TAC and the RPC
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