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Trustees debate tuition standardization after student and president testimony; no vote taken
Summary
Trustees heard students and campus presidents testify about tuition standardization and the allocation framework; discussion centered on a systemwide average increase range (5.5%–7%), equity impacts for students and regional program needs; trustees asked for more data before setting final tuition guidance.
Trustees spent the bulk of the meeting on tuition strategy, hearing students and presidents from two-year and university sectors before a lengthy trustee discussion that produced no vote but identified priorities and next steps.
Vice Chancellor MacLeod began by asking trustees for a narrow systemwide average for planning purposes; staff reminded trustees that last year the board approved a 5.5% systemwide average and that a 1 percentage-point tuition change equates to roughly $0.91 per credit at colleges and $3.26–$28.59 per credit at universities depending on banding. He emphasized that even a 5.5%–7% increase would not fully resolve fiscal gaps created by recent reductions in state…
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