Most of the state's two-year institutions are on track to increase tuition by at least 5 percent in the fall, and they're adding a new $32-per-year student fee.
The new fee will help pay for a nearly $40 million student information system for two-year colleges to make registration, class scheduling and finances all online and uniform statewide.
The Louisiana Community and Technical College System Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved the tuition and fee increases. The tuition increase still needs approval from a legislative budget panel before it can take effect.
The tuition increases would be the third straight year of 5 percent boosts approved by the Legislature. If pending legislation is approved, LCTCS President Joe May said schools might increase tuition by 10 percent in the fall.
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Information from: The Advocate, http://www.2theadvocate.com
