Student Success, Excellence and Technology Fee (SSETF)
Background
Collection of the SSETF commenced with the Fall 2012 term (Executive Order 1078). As a mandatory student fee that applies to all students, SJSU is obligated to ensure the revenues collected are used in ways that were detailed in the fee proposal and conveyed through open forums held in Spring 2012. Details about the six priorities supported by the SSETF are available below.
Effective Fall semester 2014, the SSETF was separated into three components and frozen at the Fall 2013 fee amount. Upon guidance from the Chancellor’s Office, to comply with the fee structure approved in EO 1078, effective Summer 2021, the three components of the fee were brought back together as one singular fee charged to student accounts.
SJSU's Six Priorities Supported by the SSETF
Fee Components
Fee Information by Fiscal Year
- Table: Fee Rates by Fiscal Year
- Fiscal Year 2022/23
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2022/23 Fee Rate
After two years of forgone inflationary adjustments, the fee was adjusted for 2022/23 based on the Commonfund Higher Education Price Index (HEPI). The fee was increased from $334.50 to $343.50 per academic year term.
Spring 2022 Call for Proposals
In March 2022, a call for funding proposals for expending over two years, 2022/23 and 2023/24, was issued to campus Divisions. All proposals submitted were reviewed by the Campus Fee Advisory Committee (CFAC) in May 2022 and the committee provided an advisory recommendation regarding the proposals to the President. The President subsequently approved one-time commitments of $4.3 million in June 2022. The following commitments were approved for funding:
Call for Proposals for SSETF Funds 3.25.2022 [pdf]
SSETF Allocation and Expenditure Procedures 2022 [pdf]
SSETF Funding Request Form 2022-23 and 2023-24
CFAC Recommendation to Approve the Request for SSETF Funding - April 28, 2022 [pdf]
FY2022-23 through FY2023-24 SSETF Funding Commitments Memo [pdf]
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- Fiscal Year 2020/21 and 2021/22
- Fiscal Year 2019/20
- Fiscal Year 2018/19
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2018/19 Fee Rate
The 2018/19 Student Success, Excellence, and Technology Fee (SSETF) rate remains unchanged from prior year amounts with the exception of a 3.7% inflationary adjustment based on the change in the Higher Education Price Index (HEPI). The SSETF totals $654 for the academic year plus $218 for summer.
2018/19 Continuation of SSETF Funds
A call for the continuation of previously awarded funds was distributed to division contacts in June 2018 for projects that were not complete by fiscal year-end, June 30, 2018. Requests were reviewed to ensure commitments had remaining balances, and funds were returned to the divisions to cover outstanding expenses to the extent that funds were requested and available from the original award. The following programs received continuation funding.
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- Fiscal Year 2017/18
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2017/18-2018/19 Biennial Call for SSETF Funds
The biennial funding call was distributed to the Cabinet, Campus Fee Advisory Committee (CFAC), and university divisions in January 2017. In June 2017, President Mary Papazian approved the Campus Fee Advisory Committee's (CFAC) Recommendation for Biennial Funding in support of the projects listed below.
2017-18 Continuation of SSETF Funds
A call for the continuation of previously awarded funds was distributed to division contacts in July 2017 for projects that were not complete by fiscal year-end, June 30, 2017. Funds were returned to the divisions to cover outstanding expenses to the extent that funds were requested and available from the original award. Three programs received continued funding: Spartan Scholars ($750,000), Student Athlete Success Center ($500,000), and Technology Enabled Full Year for Frosh ($12,000).
2017/18 Fee Rate
The 2017/18 Student Success, Excellence, and Technology Fee (SSETF) rate remains unchanged from prior year amounts with the exception of a 1.8% inflationary adjustment based on the change in the Higher Education Price Index (HEPI). The SSETF totals $631 for the academic year plus $210.50 for summer, as displayed in the fee table.
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- Fiscal Year 2016/17
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2016/17 Fee Rate
The 2016/17 Student Success, Excellence, and Technology Fee (SSETF) rate remains unchanged from prior year amounts with the exception of a 2% inflationary adjustment based on the change in Higher Education Price Index (HEPI).
In January of 2016, Interim President Susan Martin approved the Campus Fee Advisory Committee's Recommendation for Biennial Funding of the programs listed below. A biennial funding call was both appropriate and necessary because the SSETF fee rates for 15/16 were not decided until very late into the spring, 2016 semester after extensive consultation with the campus community. IT Services also received continuation funding to complete their Telepresence Enhanced Learning Spaces Upgrades.
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- Fiscal Year 2015/16
- Fiscal Year 2014/15
- Fiscal Year 2013/14
Original Fee Proposal Materials
SSETF Fee Rates by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Term | SSETF Semester Fee | Academic Year Rate (excluding Summer) |
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| 2022/23 | Summer 2022 | $229.00 | $687.00 | ||
| Fall 2022 | $343.50 | ||||
| Spring 2023 | $343.50 | ||||
| 2021/22 | Summer 2021 | $223.00 | $669.00 | ||
| Fall 2021 | $334.50 | ||||
| Spring 2022 | $334.50 | ||||
| Course Support | SSETF IRA | Student Success | |||
| 2020/21 |
Summer 2020 | $23.00 | $111.00 | $89.00 | $669.00 |
| Fall 2020 | $34.00 | $167.00 | $133.50 | ||
| Spring 2021 | $34.00 | $167.00 | $133.50 | ||
| 2019/20 |
Summer 2019 | $23.00 | $111.00 | $89.00 | $669.00 |
| Fall 2019 | $34.00 | $167.00 | $133.50 | ||
| Spring 2020 | $34.00 | $167.00 | $133.50 | ||
| 2018/19 | Summer 2018 | $22.00 | $109.00 | $87.00 | $654.00 |
| Fall 2018 | $33.00 | $163.50 | $130.50 | ||
| Spring 2019 | $33.00 | $163.50 | $130.50 | ||
| 2017/18 | Summer 2017 | $21.50 | $105.00 | $84.00 | $631.00 |
| Fall 2017 | $32.00 | $157.50 | $126.00 | ||
| Spring 2018 | $32.00 | $157.50 | $126.00 | ||
| 2016/17 | Summer 2016 | $21.00 | $103.00 | $83.00 | $620.00 |
| Fall 2016 | $31.50 | $154.50 | $124.00 | ||
| Spring 2017 | $31.50 | $154.50 | $124.00 | ||
| 2015/16 | Summer 2015 | $191.00 | $608.00 | ||
| Fall 2015 | $31.00 | $151.50 | $121.50 | ||
| Spring 2016 | $31.00 | $151.50 | $121.50 | ||
| 2014/15 | Summer 2014 | $250.00 | $590.00 | ||
| Fall 2014 | $30.00 | $147.00 | $118.00 | ||
| Spring 2015 | $30.00 | $147.00 | $118.00 | ||
| 2013/14 | Summer 2013 | $198.00 | $630.00 | ||
| Fall 2013 | $295.00 | ||||
| Spring 2014 | $335.00 | ||||
| 2012/13 | Fall 2012 | $215.00 | $470.00 | ||
| Spring 2013 | $255.00 | ||||
