In turn, the phone company charges a hefty surcharge, usually around 80 cents, plus more cents per minute. This ends up costing the student four times more than the college plan would cost, and all of the money goes to the phone company. In contrast, the college plan, which is run through ECCI, costs less than 14 cents a minute. The actual cost of the call through ECCI IS 48 to 57 cents a minute, depending on where the call is directed. The program charges extra money to pay for the management through ECCI .
All excess revenues go back to the college, usually in dorm renovations.
Information Services wants to find out why students and parents feel the need to use alternative long-distance methods. If the 800 lines need to be increased, that can be done, but it will reduce the lines available for other purposes. While Asbury College as a whole has been accredited by SACS, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, since 1940, the college has yet to seek accreditation for the majority of their departments. According to the Asbury College Bulletin, there is departmental accreditation from only the National Association of Schools of Music and the teacher education program by the Kentucky Department of Education. For this reason, it may seem like Asbury is not doing all it can to ensure the success of its students.