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Tuition freeze to thaw
The four-year-long tuition freeze at the state’s community colleges and four-year universities has ended.
Ohio legislators, on Tuesday, voted in favor of a new, two-year budget that, among a number of provisions, removes the tuition freeze first instituted in 2006, and caps increases at 3.5 percent a year.
The freeze was to run through FY 09-10, but apparently the new budget reverses that, meaning colleges could increase tuition 3.5 percent this fall and again in 2010.
Whether they will or not is unclear.
Colleges and universities are holding emergency meetings to decide how they will approach the issue.
Clark State Community College officials, for example, are meeting this afternoon to decide what their reaction will be.
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By DRW
July 14, 2009 11:12 PM | Link to this
Higher education discriminates against the poor, the under-educated and the working class schleps who get up every day and struggle to make a living and send their kids to college. Year, after year, after year, the liberal leaders of our colleges and universities raise tuition and fees higher and faster than the rate of inflation. They produce, promote and put on display financial irresponsibility. Live within your means and make hard choices. You don’t have to screw the general public every year. DO YOU? Be leaders or get the hell out of the way.By Geronimo
July 16, 2009 7:32 AM | Link to this
Edison State’s President (Yule-atolla)continues to receive Pay increases from his rubberstamp Board! The Executive Staff takes lavish “Vacations” to Disneyland under the gise of “Business trips”! Corrupt to the core!By Oldprof
July 20, 2009 7:34 AM | Link to this
The rising costs of higher education involve at least 4 factors. 1: Normal inflation. 2: Technology. 3: There are now more administrators than full-time faculty in higher education. 4: Higher education now spends more on attracting students (marketing, recruiting, campus activities, sports) than on instruction (faculty and library). The latter 2 could be slashed without compromising quality.