Spring tuition may rise after state funding falls short
For the second time in a month, tuition for the 2008-09 academic year could be on the rise.
On Friday, the state of Michigan approved a 1 percent increase to appropriations to higher education in the budget for the next fiscal year.
This is less than the 3 percent that last month’s tuition increase was based on, which could cause another jump sometime next year.
“There are many competing demands and needs in this state, and we appreciate the very deep, very real anguish that precedes and follows budget decisions. Our focus, as a university and as a state, must be on the future — on how investments today can make for brighter tomorrows,” said university spokesman Terry Denbow.
Tuition for the fall will remain at the 6.8 percent increase proposed by the MSU Board of Trustees in June, but spring tuition could be effected.
“At this late date, we cannot add an additional tuition burden for the fall on our students and families; we will ‘cash manage’ through cuts, reallocations, and other means,” Denbow said. “The Board-approved budget considered the possibilities of a final appropriation more than or less than the 3 percent hike upon which the budget was based. Spring tuition decisions will be made in the context of the Board’s guidance.”
Published on Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Comments
sda
07/01/08 @ 3:49pm
at least I graduate this fall, so no more increases for me. but all in all, why don’t they sell that Bentley thats always parked at Administration building and stop the damn increase. Sure, when somebody in administration wants a Bentley, students are affected by this.
common sense
07/01/08 @ 6:03pm
Are you retarded? The top executive of a $3 billion dollar non profit corporation makes $250k. That’s a steal, don’t push your luck.
Aaron Johnson
07/02/08 @ 2:18pm
“...but spring tuition could be effected.”
Seriously? Learn the different between effect and affect.
Confused
07/02/08 @ 2:24pm
If there is a 1 percent INCREASE in funding over last year, it means MSU is getting more state money than it did a year ago, right? So why do they need to INCREASE tuition 6.8 percent? I understand inflation and all, but we’re in a recession (you can debate whether we’re in a “decline” or “recession” all day) which doesn’t warrant a 6.8% increase in tution. MSU should be happy with getting any increase in funding from the state at a time when other spending is being CUT.
Bob
07/02/08 @ 4:12pm
Because inflation is greater than 1%, so in real dollars, MSU is losing money on this budget.
Lauren
07/03/08 @ 7:10pm
This school is a rip. I hate how MSU spends our money. What I would like to do is figure out how much money was left over from last year, and how much money was wasted on stupid, useless things. It’s not just people’s salaries, but is spent on things that people just don’t need. I think the school should take some of their own advise and get some financial help. Maybe then the money we spend on tuition will be worth it (at a lower cost).
Lansingturcker
07/04/08 @ 11:28am
Watch Freguson (Gov. Granholm’s friend) give another unwarder pay raise for MSU President again this year. Mean you in her first Two yoears the Braod of Trustees give her 125 K pay increase. I wonder why the so called tuition burden keeps going up. Lou-Ann Simon(Granholm’s Friend) may have the answer in her Pocket-book or in her Bank Account.
zac
07/06/08 @ 1:18am
If you compare MSU’s Prof’s pay to other schools in the BIG 10 we are in the lower half, same with the President’s pay. Also each time she got a raise she donated that money back to the school. This is happening in all Michigan schools, it is not MSU’s fault they are promised money and the state doesn’t deliver. Given the track record or our state MSU should assume they won’t get what was promised and plan ahead from now on. Until you live in another state you don’t realize how much of a mess Michigan is in
Cameron
07/11/08 @ 12:25pm
perhaps the students should have more control over how their money is spent. personally, i don’t think msu needs an art museum. Nor do I think I will like the increase in the energy tax when the mad scientists get to install FRIB, which is probably only going to be used to research deadlier weapons.