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Chairman Crow seeks recurring funds to sustain Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy tuition parity
Summary
Chairman Crow requested $3.2 million recurring to support the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, citing prior partial funding that reduced tuition and that additional recurring funds would prevent reserve depletion and preserve enrollment gains.
Chairman Crow presented a request for $3,200,000 recurring to the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy to achieve tuition parity with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He said prior recurring funding reduced tuition sharply and increased in-state enrollment from 170 students in 2023 to projections of 300 by 2030, and warned that without additional recurring funds the college’s reserves would be depleted by 2027–28.
"Without this additional funding, the reserves are depleted by 27–28," Chairman Crow said, arguing additional recurring support would protect tuition gains, reduce student loan burdens and help fill rural pharmacist workforce needs. The committee acknowledged the presentation; no vote was taken during the hearing.
