RVC board turns down tuition increase
February 25th, 2009 at 03:03pm Chuck Sweeny
The Rock Valley College Board defeated a proposed tuition increase Tuesday night on a 4-3 vote.
The proposal would have increased tuition $5 per credit hour. Currently it’s $66 per credit hour, with a $5 per hour student fee,or $71 per hour. For a full load, or 30 hours, that’s $2,280. Altogether, the college would have gotten $800,000 if the increase had been approved.
Board President Ted Biondo said the college has a $2 million surplus and this is no time to raise tuition on cash-strapped students, many of whom are working two jobs and don’t qualify for low income Pell grants.
“Community colleges are supposed to be accessible and affordable,” Biondo said.
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1. Monkey | February 26th, 2009 at 8:08 am
“Beat back?.” Please. God-forbid a poor student would have to pay $60 more per semester for 12 hours. Might have to cut back on those $3 lattes. Once again, Rockford’s lack of focus on the importance of education shines through. A $2 million surplus is peanuts and isn’t there to subsidize tuition. It should be used for capital spending, technology, etc. Where will RVC be in a couple of years when they run a shortfall and have to pass a bigger tuition increase to fund it?
2. Gumby | February 27th, 2009 at 5:56 am
Monkey, maybe the economy will b e better off in a few years. Maybe some of the stimulous funding will make it to RVC. As the parent of one of those hard working students Mr. Biondo mentioned, I appreciate the tuition vote. Historically, college tuition goes up far more than inflation. It’s time to take a break!
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