NSC Refunds

August 3, 2020  11:00 a.m. CDT

Every student (both Freshmen and Transfer) will receive a refund of $50 from the student NSC fee. Any additional family members/guests fees which were paid will be fully refunded. Students enrolled in Fall 2020 courses will have these refunds applied to the Fall 2020 Tuition Statement; we anticipate the refund will post the week of August 10^th. For students who do not enroll in the Fall Semester and therefore will not have a tuition bill, we will facilitate a manual refund. In late September the $50 student NSC fee refund plus applicable family member/guest fee refunds will be returned to your original form of payment.

We want to provide further details regarding the fee for NSC so you better understand how your fee was utilized.

The breakdown of the Freshman New Student Conference Fee ($225) is as follows:

• $64 dollars to the Office of Admissions (includes Math Placement Exam Fee)
• $96 for Student Programming (New Student & Family Programs)
• $55 for Family Member Programming (New Student & Family Programs)
• $10 for NSC Parking Permit (Transportation Services)

The breakdown of the Transfer New Student Conference Fee ($153) is as follows:

• $57 dollars to the Office of Admissions
• $86 for Student Programming (New Student & Family Programs)
• $10 for NSC Parking Permit (Transportation Services)

Of the funds ($96 or $86) allocated towards the student portion of the NSC fee it generally covers: facilities, meals, staff salaries, student employee pay, printed materials (signage, publications), promotional type items (t-shirt, bag, decal, pen), communication platforms, operations, and necessary equipment to run student specific programming. Given the nature of a virtual NSC, some specific costs were not realized (i.e. meals and facilities) but different costs were incurred (i.e. technology, video recording, mailing of materials). Based on prior year expenses it was determined approximately $40 of the in-person costs would not be realized in 2020. Other expenses generally covered by NSC fees, along with new expenses in a virtual environment, were incurred in the course of supporting virtual NSCs and providing programming specifically for incoming students.

Of the $55/adult family member portion of the NSC fee, it generally covers: meals, staff salaries, student employee pay, printed materials, facilities, communication platform, technology, promotional items, and programming across multiple years. By eliminating the additional family/guest fees there was a net saving of $350,000 for families who participated in NSCs. While some of the anticipated costs did not occur, expenses were still realized for staffing, technology, videography, communication platforms, mailings, and operations.

All parking permits ($10) for the New Student Conference are being refunded. Fees for any additional NSC parking permits purchased will also be refunded.