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Moraine Valley Tuition Set to Increase Next Year

Moraine Valley Community College's Board of Trustees voted to increase tuition at their Nov. 16 meeting.

 will raise tuition next year in what administrators say is a response to decreased state funding and increased costs.

Students will now pay $108 in tuition and fees per credit hour, an increase of 8 percent over this year's combined total of $100 per credit hour. The increase comes with a $4 bump in both tuition and technology fees per credit hour.

"This is always a difficult decision," said Dr. Vernon O. Crawley, college president, in a written statement. "We do understand the impact that this will have on students, but given the circumstances of our continuing reduction in state funding and rising costs, we have no choice."

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The college faces a $900,000 decrease in state funds next year, according to Robert Sterkowitz, Moraine Valley's chief financial officer. For a more in-depth explanation of Moraine Valley's budget click .

School administrators say even with a tuition increase, Moraine remains in the middle range of tuition costs for Illinois' 39 community college districts.

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For a full-time student taking the base level of 12 credit hours, the increase translates to an extra $96 per semester.


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