CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jan. 7, 2009– Trustees at UNC Charlotte have approved a plan that calls for no tuition increase for resident undergraduate students for the 2009-10 academic year.

Under the proposal, which requires the approval of the UNC Board of Governors, overall student fees will increase by a net of 3.3 percent, or $143 annually. Tuition will remain at the current level of $2,516.

“While additional tuition revenue would be helpful as we deal with the impact of budget reductions, current economic conditions require that we focus on solutions that avoid additional financial hardship to our students,” said Chancellor Philip L. Dubois.

Most of the proposed fee increase will be dedicated to the operation of a new Student Union on the UNC Charlotte campus that is scheduled to be completed in May 2009.

A portion of the proposed fee increase will exceed the 6.5 percent cap imposed several years ago by the Board of Governors, which requires the University to request an exception to the limit.

The new Student Union will replace the Cone University Center, which was completed in 1962. Even after the Cone Center was expanded in the 1970s to meet the needs of approximately 8,000 students, the student body quickly outgrew the facility.

By Fall 2009, enrollment at UNC Charlotte is expected to be approximately 24,000 students and grow to 35,000 students by 2020.