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Chancellor
Rufus Glasper |
Chancellor, students hold dialogue
Topics include tuition hikes, additional parking,
four-year degrees
Michelle Goats
Mesa Legend
Parking and increased tuition were among the topics discussed at
an open dialogue that featured Rufus Glasper, chancellor of the
Maricopa Community College district.
The event was held on Feb. 9 at MCC’s Southern and Dobson
campus.
The dialogue, entitled “Grill the Chancellor,” was an
ASMCC sponsored event that gave students from both the MCC main
and Red Mountain campus’, the chance to actively take part
in their education.
The open dialogue gave Glasper an opportunity to bring forth issues
he felt were important, and allowed students to comment on those
topics, as well as any other questions or concerns that they may
have regarding their education.
Glasper began by announcing that Proposition 401 passed by 76.1
percent. The proposition gave Maricopa Community Colleges $951 million
to be used for upgrades within the district. The money will be used
over a 10-year span, beginning with an initial allotment of $190
million. Of the money received, 60 percent will go to construction,
30 percent to technology and 10percent to disability services.
The chancellor also touched on the subject of lack of parking at
the Southern and Dobson campus. According to Glasper, adding parking
spaces would cost nearly $10,000 per parking space, and money has
not been allocated for that purpose.
Tuition increases were also among the topics of interest on Glasper’s
agenda.
Because of rising costs, and the state’s inability to provide
more funding for community colleges, tuition increases might be
inevitable.
Currently, the annual tuition for a full-time student at MCC is
approximately $1,650. The state picks up the remainder of the bill
paying $3,200 per student at MCC.
Glasper said, “A $1 increase in tuition effects 250-300 students,”
adding that, “the $1 increase brings in $2.4 million in revenue
for the district.”
Glasper also spoke about the possibility that the Maricopa Community
Colleges may begin to offer bachelor degrees at some point in the
future.
Currently, students can earn up to 64 credit hours at the community
college level that will transfer to a university.
According to Glasper, ASU has brought forth the idea of putting
enrollment caps on such schools as the WP Carey School of Business.
This would only allow students with the highest GPAs to enroll in
the program. Glasper responded to this situation by asking, “What
happens to students that don’t have a very high GPA, but still
want to earn a degree?”
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