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Another tuition hike expected in fall
Nothing official, vice chancellor says; financial aid would rise if increase occurs
Nicole Strittmater
Issue date: 4/23/07 Section: Money/Health
When the tuition bill comes for next semester, students may find they are paying more than they were before.
While nothing is set in stone, Vice Chancellor for Business and Student Services Andy Soll said a tuition increase is likely.
"We think there will be one, and we're expecting there will be, but there certainly isn't anything official or approved at this point," Soll said.
The state operates on a biennial budget, so every other year the governor must establish the budget, Soll said.
"We're in that cycle this year," he said.
Currently, tuition for a full-time Wisconsin resident undergraduate is $2,355 per semester, Soll said. However, if the tuition increase occurs, Soll said Gov. Jim Doyle proposed to keep the increase to a small percentage.
"When the governor presented his budget … he included a reference that he hopes the regents would be able to hold tuition increases to a range of about 4 percent," Soll said.
However, the system administration and the regents have not taken any position on what they think will happen.
Soll said regents will probably not decide the request until June or July.
The last tuition increase was approved last spring to take effect in the fall, Soll said, adding tuition adjustments are made on a "regular basis."
Freshman Krysta Quigley said this possible increase wouldn't affect her right now since her mother is funding her education, but it will in the future when she has to pay her mother back.
Quigley said she doesn't agree with the increases.
"We're paying a lot as it is," she said, adding even a 4 percent increase, while small, does not go unnoticed. "It may not affect me right now, but there are other students here that it does affect right now."
If the increase does occur, however, Financial Aid Director Kathleen Sahlhoff said some financial aid will rise, too.
There is legislation that requires some financial aid to increase at the same percentage that the tuition increases, she said.
While nothing is set in stone, Vice Chancellor for Business and Student Services Andy Soll said a tuition increase is likely.
"We think there will be one, and we're expecting there will be, but there certainly isn't anything official or approved at this point," Soll said.
The state operates on a biennial budget, so every other year the governor must establish the budget, Soll said.
"We're in that cycle this year," he said.
Currently, tuition for a full-time Wisconsin resident undergraduate is $2,355 per semester, Soll said. However, if the tuition increase occurs, Soll said Gov. Jim Doyle proposed to keep the increase to a small percentage.
"When the governor presented his budget … he included a reference that he hopes the regents would be able to hold tuition increases to a range of about 4 percent," Soll said.
However, the system administration and the regents have not taken any position on what they think will happen.
Soll said regents will probably not decide the request until June or July.
The last tuition increase was approved last spring to take effect in the fall, Soll said, adding tuition adjustments are made on a "regular basis."
Freshman Krysta Quigley said this possible increase wouldn't affect her right now since her mother is funding her education, but it will in the future when she has to pay her mother back.
Quigley said she doesn't agree with the increases.
"We're paying a lot as it is," she said, adding even a 4 percent increase, while small, does not go unnoticed. "It may not affect me right now, but there are other students here that it does affect right now."
If the increase does occur, however, Financial Aid Director Kathleen Sahlhoff said some financial aid will rise, too.
There is legislation that requires some financial aid to increase at the same percentage that the tuition increases, she said.
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