The State System of Higher Education has announced a freeze in tuition costs for a fourth consecutive year.
According to a news release from the State System, the board had requested $550 million in state funding last October for the upcoming fiscal year to offset any tuition increases. The board also sought an additional $201 million in direct-to-student aid and at least $75 million in federal funding that the state’s general assembly and the Wolf administration committed to continue the redesign of the State System.
Allison Jones, Governor Wolf’s designee on the State System Board of Governors, says it is fortunate that the state is in healthy financial position.
PASSHE also announced cuts of 173 million in operating costs and a 100 million dollar investment in financial aid. Almost 90,000 students attend a PASSHE University. Last month, PASSHE approved IUP’s tuition plan, which allows Pennsylvania undergraduate students taking 12 to 18 credits a semester to pay $7,716 a year.
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