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State board sets 2026–27 tuition ceilings: operating fee +3.3%, building fee +2.3%
Summary
The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges adopted statutory maximums for 2026–27 tuition components — a 3.3% cap on the resident operating fee, 2.3% on the building fee and a 3.2% cap on services and activities — and discussed sensitivity to enrollment impacts and international‑student treatment.
The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges on Dec. 15 approved maximum 2026–27 tuition increases set under state law, adopting an operating‑fee cap of 3.3%, a building‑fee adjustment of 2.3% and a services‑and‑activities cap of 3.2%.
Stephanie Wenner, the board’s operating budget director, told members that RCW 28B.15.067 authorizes the board to set resident and nonresident tuition components and explained the formulas regulators use: the operating fee increase is limited by a 14‑year rolling average of Seattle…
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