Everyone who writes a tuition payment check has one question: Is tuition going up?
Jake Neher, Lansing reporter for Michigan Public Radio Network said that tuition is going up all over the state.
There is a limit to the increase at 3.2%, otherwise institutions will lose state aid.
“Most major universities, other than U of M and MSU, are going right up to that cap in this year’s tuition increases,” Neher said.
Neher said budget leaders and the Legislature may not be too happy about the increase, given that the governor just signed the largest increase in state aid for higher education in years.
The new budget increases higher education spending by about 5.9%.
Neher added that Michigan State University is using a two-tier tuition increase. Tuition for juniors and seniors will go up more than freshmen and sophomores. Neher said that MSU did this because it costs more money to educate seniors.
Funding for the Michigan Tuition Grant Program will also increase 5.9%. This affects students who are in financial need who want to go to private colleges.
*Listen to full interview above.
