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This was a student health fee that also covered health insurance for students (dental too). It was a basic program through Aetna Student Health. Also included

This was a student health fee that also covered health insurance for students (dental too). It was a basic program through Aetna Student Health. Also included urgent and basic services on campus as well as mental health services. I was also an online student that only attended on campus class for 1 weekend per semester. It made no sense to make everyone pay the fee that included significant amounts of benefits that weren't needed by online students (the online MBA program was structured toward those currently working). This was on top of the $41 fee that I paid for the "Rec Center"...which again would never be used by me since I was an online student.

yardie 4y ago
Okay I think I understand better. When I was a student the student health fee you were told was not insurance and compulsory. You could get insurance through the school for $1200/semester. This was mainly international, grad students and their families. Like many first in their family college students I soon discovered a lot of scholarships only covered tuition (and books) and I was left to make up the difference in housing, meals, and fees. I felt the fees were a sly way for the college to scam money out of students. I was required to pay an athletic fee but they weren't required to give me tickets to every football game. For schools, MBA programs are such a money pump if they were entitled to charge more they would. A lot cases the employer pays for the MBA program and they don't have the wherewithal to scrutinize excess fees. So, you end up with online students paying student health, rec, bus, and athletic fees.
- j_walter 4y ago
  Yeah it was eye opening for me too since my first degree was in 2000-2004 there was not such a high student health fee because it covered very basic things and I was under my parents insurance. The fees made a lot more sense when I was on campus and able to use the resources better. I think all online degrees are over the top also because many companies will pay for them. I'm doing a CS degree right now that is online and it's more expensive (per credit hour vs. on campus). Not sure what the on campus fees are, but it seems crazy that not requiring anything more than some server hosting space to charge ~$2,000 for a 4 credit class. Luckily my employer is picking up 90%+ of the tab (maxing out at $5,250/yr).

yardie 4y ago

Okay I think I understand better. When I was a student the student health fee you were told was not insurance and compulsory. You could get insurance through the school for $1200/semester. This was mainly international, grad students and their families. Like many first in their family college students I soon discovered a lot of scholarships only covered tuition (and books) and I was left to make up the difference in housing, meals, and fees. I felt the fees were a sly way for the college to scam money out of students. I was required to pay an athletic fee but they weren't required to give me tickets to every football game. For schools, MBA programs are such a money pump if they were entitled to charge more they would. A lot cases the employer pays for the MBA program and they don't have the wherewithal to scrutinize excess fees. So, you end up with online students paying student health, rec, bus, and athletic fees.

j_walter 4y ago
Yeah it was eye opening for me too since my first degree was in 2000-2004 there was not such a high student health fee because it covered very basic things and I was under my parents insurance. The fees made a lot more sense when I was on campus and able to use the resources better. I think all online degrees are over the top also because many companies will pay for them. I'm doing a CS degree right now that is online and it's more expensive (per credit hour vs. on campus). Not sure what the on campus fees are, but it seems crazy that not requiring anything more than some server hosting space to charge ~$2,000 for a 4 credit class. Luckily my employer is picking up 90%+ of the tab (maxing out at $5,250/yr).