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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowPurdue University’s trustees have approved increasing tuition by 5 percent for Indiana students the next two years along with phasing in a $500 fee for new students.
The trustees executive committee voted unanimously today in support of the increase, which will add $388 to the tuition bill for in-state students on the West Lafayette campus. Tuition and fees in 2009-10 for those students will be $8,138.
New out-of-state students will start paying the $500 surcharge this fall, while it will be waived for in-state students this school year only.
Trustee William Oesterle says the tuition increases are needed to keep Purdue a premiere institution in the face of declining state funding.
Indiana’s higher education commissioner is urging college students and their parents to attend remaining public meetings about next year’s tuition rates.
Colleges and universities hold public meetings on proposed tuition rates before their boards vote on the final numbers. Higher Education Commissioner Teresa Lubbers says the meetings are a chance for parents and students to tell schools how the tuition and fees will affect them.
Indiana University has proposed a rate hike of 4.6 percent this year and 4.8 percent next year at its main campus. It has scheduled its meeting Thursday in Indianapolis. Tuition at IU’s regional campuses could go up 4.4 percent this year and 4.6 percent next year.
Ball State University is proposing a tuition-and-fees increase of about 4.2 percent for the coming school year. It’s meeting is July 20.
Ivy Tech Community College is proposing tuition increases of about 4.9 percent in each of the next two years at its 23 campuses around the state. Its meeting is Thursday.
A schedule for public hearings can be found at www.in.gov/che/files/Public_Hearing_Dates.pdf
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