BEATRICE – Southeast Community College administrators are proposing a plan that would keep tuition flat, with an increase in student fees to help fund future facility improvements at the multi-campus system.


The SCC Board, meeting Tuesday at the Beatrice Academic Excellence Center, will consider approval of the plan, at their December meeting.


College President Dr. Paul Illich says the school has been focusing on fee increases, not hikes in tuition for the past couple of years.
A three-dollar fee increase per credit hour is being proposed, which would place total tuition and fees per credit hour for Southeast Community College students, at $114. The college receives about 20-percent of its revenue from tuition and fees, about 30-percent from state aid, and around 49-percent from property tax support.

SCC will also be setting room and board rates at the Beatrice and Milford campuses, focusing on a slight increase related to meal plan cost. SCC Vice President of Finance, Amy Jorgens says campus housing has been transformed into a newer apartment style of student living.


With new residence hall construction and use of older residence halls, there are 387 beds on the Beatrice Campus and 357 at Milford.


In an update on the pandemic, College President Illich says Covid-19 cases on SCC campuses have been averaging about 60 every two weeks.
SCC Safety and Security Officer Mark Meints reports since August 27th, there have been 322 contact tracing cases at the college. The entire volleyball team and coaches and part of the baseball team have been in quarantine.


College officials also announced that a ribbon cutting at the new Beatrice Academic Excellence Center will be rescheduled for the spring. Officials also announced that a purchase of land adjacent to the Lincoln Campus has been completed, totaling about $2.9 million. The more than 35 acres of land was appraised at around $5.8 million.