Foundations of Excellence® in the First College Year

Comprehensive Fees for Participating in Foundations of Excellence® First-Year, Transfer, Implement or Refresh

New Participants: 2011-2012 Single Self-Study Process¹ (Either First-Year Focus or Transfer Focus)
Includes one year of advisory support from Gardner Institute
Base Fee	$42,000
FoE Surveys (Required)	$ 5,500 (EBI Survey Fee)

New Participants: 2011-2012 Combined Self-Study Processes¹ (Both First-Year Focus AND Transfer Focus)
Includes two years of advisory support from Gardner Institute
Base Fee	$70,000
FoE Surveys (Required)	$ 5,500 (EBI Survey Fee)

Returning Participants: 2011-2012 Comprehensive Fees for Single Self-Study Process¹ (This Includes FoE Refresh or Institutions Signing Up for a Different Self-Study per the Definitions.)
Base Fee	$33,000
FoE Surveys (Optional but highly encouraged)	$ 5,500 (EBI Survey Fee)

FoE Implement 2011-2012 Comprehensive Fee¹
Base Fee	$23,000
Campus Visit (Optional)	$ 5,000 plus travel and related visit expenses

¹: Optional two-year extended payment plan available. Add 5.5% surcharge to base fee.

Discounts for Foundations of Excellence® First-Year, Transfer, and/or Refresh

Multiple campuses from the same university system participating in the same year.
Multiple campuses from the same community college district/system participating in the same year.

The John N. Gardner Institute is a non-profit higher education center and is entirely dependent on support it receives from fee-paying institutional participants.

For further information on costs and/or payment options contact John N. Gardner at gardner@jngi.org / 800-385-8399 x103 or Drew Koch at koch@jngi.org / 765-838-8025.