With the state legislature needing until late last night to pass the budget for Fiscal 2024-25, the PASSHE Board of Governors were unable to vote on freezing tuition rates for a seventh straight year at their quarterly meeting yesterday afternoon. However, they did reaffirm their desire to hold tuition rates and vote on them at a later date.
PASSHE requested a state funding increase that would enable it to keep tuition frozen at $7,716, a rate that has not changed in six years, and Governor Josh Shapiro has held public education as a point of emphasis over budget negotiations.
Board Chair Cynthia Shapira commented on the state’s goal of making public education affordable for in-state students, saying legislators are keeping a keen eye on workforce needs and strategies in higher education.
Chancellor Dan Greenstein said state funding directly impacts tuition prices and, like Shapira, he appreciates the state’s leaders working hard to ensure that students across all state-owned universities can afford a “valuable college degree at the lowest price.”
No word on when the Board will meet again to discuss tuition rates.
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