June 25, 2009

The Kansas Board of Regents has approved tuition increases for the 2009-10 academic year, a moved aimed at replacing funds cut by state legislators.

The increases range from a 3.9 percent increase for Kansas
residents at Kansas State University to 8.5 percent increase for
in-state residents at Wichita State University.

Thursday's vote on the proposals was the regents' response to a
10 percent reduction in state spending on the six state university
campuses.

University leaders and regents members said the increases were
necessary to maintain a quality education. Still, some of the
regents worried that the increases would price college out of some
Kansans reach, especially in a state where 6.9 percent of the
population is unemployed.