- Issue pre-paid “copy cards” for use of copiers on campus
- Increase play attendance through better press relations rather than costly advertising
- Raise price of admission to plays/public events
- Provide refreshments through concessionaires
- Raise prices of refreshments at plays/public events
- Have refreshments be donated and then sold at plays/public events
- Have a “coffee bar” selling coffees, teas, and juices at the library
- Charge everyone—students, faculty, administrators, and staff alike—fees for parking stickers
- Negotiate with local government for greater percentage of revenue from campus-related parking tickets
- Control parking access via magnetic cards (with time restrictions)
- Increase the cost of parking and parking tickets
- Replace parking meters with automated parking (i.e., parking kiosks that accept credit cards or cash) for street parking
- Install parking meters or automated parking kiosks
- Extend parking metered hours
- Charge fees to community-based organizations to pay for services provided to them
- Have outside vendors pay for space and support services they use
- Solicit advertisers for class schedules to offset printing and distributing costs
- Charge extra for schedules and catalogs
- Increase fees for issuing transcripts
- Charge fees for requested documents not normally furnished by college
- Charge fee for student ID cards or for replacing lost student ID cards
- Charge fees at career fairs
- Charge fees for special lectures
- Charge for administering career interest, vocational, learning disability, or other tests
- Charge students a materials fee when appropriate
- Charge for personal use of phones and photocopying machines
- Charge for posting on campus
- Charge the public for use of gyms and other recreational facilities
- Establish fitness center with a snack bar
- Charge students for college activities and student services
- Establish or increase fees for lockers
- Increase cafeteria prices and vending machine prices
How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in
With gently smiling jaws!
- Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Colleges and universities must be sensitive to the financial situations of its students and not levy excessive fees that become barriers to seeking an education. That said, many institutions have opportunities to determine if the fees they are currently charging cover their costs or are comparable to those charged elsewhere.
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