Tuition for state colleges to rise by nearly 6 percent
Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2008
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Students at Nebraska's three state colleges will see their tuition increase by nearly 6 percent next school year.
The hike was approved by the Nebraska State College System board of trustees, which oversees Chadron, Peru and Wayne state colleges. With the increase, resident undergraduate students taking full course loads will pay $97.50 more in tuition each semester.
University officials say higher utility costs and the higher federal minimum wage are among the reasons.
The tuition jump is less than the roughly 7 percent increase approved for this school year, but more than the roughly 5 percent increase approved for the 2006-07 school year.
Tuition went up nearly 3 percent for the 2005-06 school year.
On the Net:
Nebraska State Colleges: http://www.nscs.edu/
The hike was approved by the Nebraska State College System board of trustees, which oversees Chadron, Peru and Wayne state colleges. With the increase, resident undergraduate students taking full course loads will pay $97.50 more in tuition each semester.
University officials say higher utility costs and the higher federal minimum wage are among the reasons.
The tuition jump is less than the roughly 7 percent increase approved for this school year, but more than the roughly 5 percent increase approved for the 2006-07 school year.
Tuition went up nearly 3 percent for the 2005-06 school year.
On the Net:
Nebraska State Colleges: http://www.nscs.edu/
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