State Council Begins Talking About Tuition Increases

Last April, in recognition of the poor economy and its effect on students and their parents, the council limited in-state tuition increases for the current 2009-10 academic year to between 3 percent and 5 percent. The University of Louisville and University of Kentucky were permitted to raise their in-state student tuition by 5 percent. The state's six regional universities were limited to increases of 4 percent, while tuition couldn't rise more than 3 percent in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, which includes Jefferson Community & Technical College.
But while council members agreed at the meeting that tuition increase for next school year were not preferable, they remained cautious about setting limits prior to Gov. Steve Beshear and the state legislature beginning budget talks. At the same time, they recognized that the state’s higher education institutions have sustained significant budgets cuts, while trying to provide services to more students, many of whom are returning to school seeking new training.
“Nobody wants to see tuition go up. But there comes a point when the institutions cannot do the impossible,” said council chair and former Kentucky Gov. Paul Patton. “At all cost, we want to maintain quality. We’re not running diploma mills.”
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