A sampling of recent headlines (see post from earlier this month for additional data on trends in tuition increases):
- Forbes recently released a College Tuition Risk List to rank universities based on their likelihood of increasing tuition levels:
"Five of the 10 schools on our high-risk shortlist are part of the University of California
system. Despite the recent approval of a 32% tuition increase that will
force many UC in-state students to pay roughly $10,000 in tuition and
fees for the next school year, we predict still more pain for a system
that's supported by a state with a 49% budget gap and has a ways to go
before it charges its in-state students as much as, say, the University
of Vermont ($13,554)."
- University of Virginia and Virginia Tech may see close to 10% tuition increases for 2010-11 (from Examiner.com):
"As part of an agenda largely devoted to school finances, the UVa Board of Visitors will be considering a 9.9 percent tuition hike for in-state students, keeping just below previously predicted double-digit increases...In Blacksburg, Tech’s in-state undergrads will also pay nearly 10
percent more in tuition and fees, going from $8,735 to $9,589."
- Tennessee universities and colleges may see double-digit increases (from The Tennessean):
"After a third year of decreased state funding,
the Tennessee Board of Regents is considering increases of 6 to 11
percent, depending on how much of the burden students will carry.
Individual schools are considering cuts from phasing out unpopular
majors to raising the thermostat...The board will vote on the increase the last week of June. Some students are watching the process with alarm. "It just makes it that much more money I have to tack onto my student loans,"
said Ben Reich, a junior aerospace administration major at Middle
Tennessee State University. "My parents help out as much as possible,
but I've got two younger brothers who have to go to college, too."
- Two West Virginia universities are holding the line on tuition increases:
- Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, WV) plans to keep tuition levels flat despite being given latitude to increase tuition by 3.7% to 4.0% (from The Herald-Mail):
"At the board’s April 8 meeting, increases of 3.7 percent for
in-state students and 4 percent for out-of-state students were
approved, but the board provided Shipley the latitude to adjust the
figures downward.
“We have listened to what our students, prospective students and their families have requested — that Shepherd find a way to limit tuition increases yet still maintain its instructional quality,” Shipley said in a news release."
- Marshall University (from West Virginia Public Broadcasting) :
"Thursday morning the Marshall University Board of
Governors approved a budget for the next school year that included no
raise in tuition.
The Marshall University Board of Governors voted in favor of a new budget Thursday that doesn’t include a raise in tuition for in-state students."
- Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) are anticipating a mid-single digit increase on average (from The Republican Eagle):
"On average, tuition will increase 4.5 percent at MnSCU’s state colleges
and 4.8 percent at state universities, according to MnSCU’s proposal.
MnSCU’s board of trustees is expected to ratify the proposal at its May
19 meeting."
- Louisiana State University system is also anticipating a mid-single digit increase in the year ahead (from TheTownTalk.com):
"Last month, the LSU Board of Supervisors approved a plan calling for
tuition to climb 5 percent next academic year. If ultimately approved
by the Legislature, undergraduate tuition at LSU's main campus in Baton
Rouge would increase to $5,495 for the 2010-11 academic year."
- Kentucky universities may see 4-6% increases (from WYMT News)
"The Council [Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education] authorized a 4%
ceiling for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, a 5%
ceiling at the six comprehensive universities, and a 6% ceiling for the
two research universities -- the University of Kentucky and the
University of Louisville."
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