Tuition increases approved for Kentucky colleges

Tuition at colleges across Kentucky will see a slight increase this school year.

The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education approved tuition and mandatory fee proposals submitted by six public universities and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System during their June business meeting Friday.

The approved tuition increases are:

-KCTCS: 1.6 percent
-Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University, and Western Kentucky University: 1.9 percent
-Murray State University and Northern Kentucky University: 2 percent
-University of Kentucky: 2.2 percent.

The council says the University of Louisville was granted a delegation of authority, which allows the council president to approve a tuition increase submitted by the university under council parameters, as Louisville’s board meeting to discuss tuition was scheduled for after the council’s meeting.

Undergraduate tuition increases at public four-year institutions are capped at no more than 5 percent over two years or no more than 3 percent in any one year.

Materials and other information from the June business meeting can be found on the Council on Postsecondary Educations’ website.