Tuition hike likely at Pa.-owned universities
It looks like students will be paying more to attend Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities next year.
The finance committee of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s board of governors approved a 3.5 percent tuition increase Wednesday.
The full board will have to approve that increase for it to take effect and raise tuition by about $250 a year for most students. Current tution is about $7,240 for Pennsylvania undergraduates.
Officials said the increase is need to cut a projected shortfall in half.
A final vote is expected Thursday.
Those universities are: Bloomsburg; California; Cheyney; Clarion; East Stroudsburg; Edinboro; Indiana; Kutztown; Lock Haven; Mansfield; Millersville; Shippensburg; Slippery Rock; and West Chester.
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