SUNY students lobby for tuition increases

[sk8rmom]

<p>It’s rare to see students and families requesting tuition increases, but that seems to be the case. Some of the well-known SUNYs, including U Albany and Geneseo, have been forced to cut programs already and students can read the writing on the wall and UB’s president has acknowledged that further cuts will impact students directly. There was strong student support for an increase last year, but ultimately it failed to pass and tuition was only increased for OOS and grad students. Undergrad tuition remains at $4,970/year for the four year colleges and universities.</p>

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A student delegation representing the state’s 465,000 public college students is attacking Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposed budget, not because he’s raising tuition, but because he isn’t.</p>

<p>Student representatives are advocating modest tuition increases at the State University of New York, as long as the extra money is used to fund the campuses and not just go to Albany’s coffers.</p>

<p>That’s what happened the last time there was a tuition hike two years ago.</p>

<p>The SUNY Student Assembly – a statewide student government organization – took the unusual stance after Cuomo revealed in his budget Tuesday that he wasn’t proposing a tuition hike this year.

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<p>[SUNY</a> students support tuition increases - City & Region - The Buffalo News](<a href=“http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article331429.ece]SUNY”>http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article331429.ece)</p>

[twak21]

<p>Good post. The way SUNY receives it’s funding is really ridiculous and needs an overhaul!</p>