Tuition increases 2009/2010

[sunnyflorida]

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I am noticing that most of the posts so far have been privates, precisely because most publics do not post until the summer after budget approvals. I can only hope that the economy improves enough before the summer that they decide to scale back this increase.

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<p>FSU, UF, UCF USF and all other Florida state U’s going up 15%. [Board</a> approves tuition hike at public universities - Florida AP - MiamiHerald.com](<a href=“http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1102754.html]Board”>http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1102754.html) The legislature upped it 8%, allowing individual universities to increase up to an additional 7%. The Board of Governers approved the 7%. Tuition at Florida’s universities is among the lowest in the nation, and a new law signed on June 1 allows schools to seek increases totaling 15 percent EVERY YEAR until they reach the national average.</p>

<p>While “tuition” seems low, it is separated out in Florida from a multitude of fees, local fees, transportation fees, facility fees, technology fees. These are all PER CREDIT HOUR. Tuition makes up about 75% of the per credit hour fee, with 25% being nontuition fees per credit hour.</p>