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Regional universities back discounted tuition rate to attract students from East Asia; committee hears revenue‑neutral pitch

2866114 · April 3, 2025
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Summary

Representatives of the state’s regional universities told lawmakers HB 2649 with a dash‑2 amendment would let the four regional universities offer a single discounted nonresident tuition rate for qualifying international programs (initial focus: Taiwan), designed to be revenue neutral and not to circumvent statutory tuition caps.

Representatives of Oregon’s regional (often called "tru" or regional universities) told the House Higher Education committee on April 3 that House Bill 2649 would let the four universities offer a discounted, program‑specific tuition rate for qualifying international students enrolled through approved institutional partnerships.

Lede: The bill’s dash‑2 amendment authorizes the governing boards of Eastern Oregon University, Southern Oregon University, Western Oregon University and one other regional institution to set a single,…

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