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Large tuition increase 'likely' at USU, Albrecht says

By Chelsey Gensel -- The Utah Statesman

Story Created: Mar 10, 2010 at 10:05 PM MST

Story Updated: Mar 10, 2010 at 10:07 PM MST

Students are likely to see a 6-8 percent increase in Tier II tuition for the next school year, USU President Stan Albrecht said Tuesday.

The possible increases in both Tier I and II tuition are looking much lower than they did a few days ago, Albrecht said, but now the numbers, which will be finalized and reported March 11, are in the range originally anticipated by USU administration.

“From our perspective, it’s doable,” Albrecht said, especially because numbers from the Utah Legislature were looking so grim just one week ago. “The numbers they were looking at would have been devastating. It would have meant double-digit increases for sure.”

Albrecht said the good news for the expected numbers is that it will help establish a bottom line by potentially making some of the money dedicated to backfilling ongoing budget cuts permanent.

“But it’s not over till Thursday,” Albrecht said.

Albrecht said that discussing tuition increases with students is always difficult for him, but he and the rest of the university are committed to making USU accessible. He said he believes no one should be denied a USU education if they are “prepared for one and desire one.”

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Reason plus one said on Friday, Mar 12 at 11:08 AM

What worries me is that, as Reason said, "increasing tuition, and its enrollment numbers keep going up." but that they also have lost a lot of teachers(lecturers and profs) and I think class sizes are going to go up more than they already have.

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Reason said on Thursday, Mar 11 at 6:30 PM

Utah state keeps increasing tuition, and its enrollment numbers keep going up. It's supply and demand and a tuition increase is what's needed. As the school becomes more prestigious its going to be able (and have to) charge more.

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I'll pay for it sooner or later, so no big deal said on Thursday, Mar 11 at 5:08 PM

I can pay more of my tuition on my own, or let the state taxpayers pay a bigger chunk of my tuition, so if I am a future taxpayer, it doesn't really matter. Maybe I'm better off because if people have to pay their own, they won't goof off as much and the overall cost is less.

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Anonymous said on Wednesday, Mar 10 at 10:39 PM

Now I'm hoping for a scholarship even more.

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