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OPPAGA Technical Report: Activity and Service Fee Use Varies Among State Universities and Community College

Report 06-43, May 2006




Report Summary

As a companion to Report No. 06-42, Student Activity and Service Fees Are Spent to Benefit the Entire Student Body, this technical report provides detailed information about activity and service (A&S) fee distribution at Florida's public universities and community colleges during school year 2004-05. The report is based on information provided by each institution on the student organizations that received funding from A&S fee revenue during the 2002-03 through 2004-05 academic years. One of the state's community colleges-Okaloosa Community College-does not charge an A&S fee, and four community colleges do not track A&S fund distribution to student organizations at the institutional level.* As the institutions reported somewhat different funding categories, we combined some categories to allow for comparisons among the institutions. Also, as the number of student organizations receiving A&S funds ranged substantially among the institutions (varying from 4 student organizations to 244), we focused on the top 10 student organizations receiving A&S funds in each of the past three academic years.

*St. Petersburg College, Broward Community College, Edison College, and Florida Keys Community College reported not tracking A&S funds to student organizations at the institutional level.


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Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
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