Average tuition and fees set to increase by $288 for 2006-2007
On the average, students will pay $288 more a year in tuition and fees to attend Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) this fall under a budget approved by the Board of Trustees in late January.
The increases bring the average tuition and fees to $5,656 for a full-time state university student and $4,282 for a full-time two-year state college student. Overall, tuition and fees for the system’s 32 colleges and universities will rise an average of 6.8 percent.
"This is a modest increase, given some recent years of double-digit increases," said Board Chair Robert Hoffman. "Trustees continue to be concerned that tuition increases contribute to student debt loads, but we also know that a two or four-year college degree leads to higher earnings and more career possibilities."
MnSCU Chancellor James H. McCormick said "We are confident that our colleges and universities still offer the best value for higher education in the state. Yet, we will continue to search for and adopt new ways to reduce costs and to raise the already high quality of our programs."
The tuition and fee rate increases range from $147 to $463 a year, depending on the institution. Each of the 32 state colleges and universities proposes its own tuition and fees for approval by the Board of Trustees.
MnSCU FY2007 undergraduate fee and tuition percentage increase for a full-time student (taking 30 credits)
Sampling of State Colleges:
- Anoka-Ramsey Community College - 5.4%
- Century College - 8.5%
- Dakota County Technical College - 8.7%
- Hennepin Technical College - 6.5%
- Minneapolis Community & Technical College - 6.4%
- Saint Paul College - 9.1%
State Universities
- Bemidji State University - 8.0%
- Metropolitan State University - 8.6%
- Minnesota State University - Mankato - 8.5%
- Minnesota State University - Moorhead - 8.7%
- St. Cloud State University - 5.7%
- Southwest Minnesota State University - 6.7%
- Winona State University - 7.8%
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