Another Tuition Hike proposed today

cybermom
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:22:17 +0000

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida university students could pay nearly $200 more per year in tuition under a proposal approved today by the state Board of Governors.

Almost a third of the money brought in by the tuition increase would go to need-based financial aid under the plan. The rest would be used to hire and retain faculty in an effort to change an embarrassing statistic: Florida’s universities have the worst student to faculty ratio in the country.

As it stands now, tuition for a full-time undergraduate student will go up by $93 a semester starting in the fall. The eight percent tuition increase will raise 32 million dollars in extra money for the university system.

Another proposal approved by the board’s budget committee today directs the schools to be ready for lawmakers to again cut the tax money going to the system, and adjust their enrollment plans for the fall accordingly.