Summer programs bring revenue/students to college
Bringing in over 20,000 prospective students and earning $3 million in revenue, the USU Eastern summer camps have augmented auxiliaries since the ‘80s.
While the summer camps began as athletic camps; academic, field and youth camps were added for revenue and students added to the bottom line.
Bringing in over 20,000 prospective students and earning $3 million in revenue, the USU Eastern summer camps have augmented auxiliaries since the ‘80s.
While the summer camps began as athletic camps; academic, field and youth camps were added for revenue and students added to the bottom line.
Boys and girls basketball used to be the mainstay of the athletic camps as well as women’s volleyball. Volleyball camps were dropped in 2010, with boys and women’s basketball dropped in 2012. High school football camps are generating over 500 students each summer. Cross country has gone from 47 students in 2006 to 115 in 2012.
Overall the numbers of students attending camps dropped from a high of 837 in ‘06 to a low of 645 in ‘12. The best year for attendance was in ‘07 when 995 students were on campus.
In revenue, the best year was ‘10 with $132,825 generated; the summer of ‘12 generated the least revenue of $84,940, down $38,000 for the prior year.
The academic camps (Madeleine Choir, Gear Up, Upward Bound) have continued to increase in numbers as well as revenue as they brought in 436 participants and $57,385 in ‘12. Last year they had 344 participants and brought in $47,655, almost a $10,000 increase.
The field camps bring in university students from Penn State, Fort Hayes, Purdue, and the University of Idaho. They have grown from 14 students in ‘06 to 79 in ‘12. In ‘06 $964 was generated and in ‘12, $13,277 was generated.
According to Alex Herzog, associate vice chancellor of student services, “90 percent of the departments operating expenses are spent on campus, benefiting athletics, housing, dining services, bookstore, and generating on-campus employment opportunities. These camps and the money they have brought in have been a huge benefit and help to the school as a whole.”
Director of the summer programs is Dan Allen. “Summer camps bring prospective students to our campus and tourism dollars to our community. We have a great staff who give all of our guests the impression that their time and money have been well spent. Most of them come back year after year.”
Scott Madsen and KC Smurthwaite assist with the summer programs. “Summer programs is an opportunity to bring in large amounts of high school students to the USU Eastern campus. It not only generates money for summer programs itself, but for other organizations on campus as well,” Smurthwaite wrote.
