Las Cruces Sun News - A number of New Mexico State University students expressed dismay over across-the-board tuition and fee increases approved Thursday by the university's governing body. Tuition will increase for in-state and non-residents; undergraduates and graduates; and students at NMSU's four branch colleges, including Doña Ana Community College. Officials also approved fee increases for parking passes and campus housing. The Board of Regents approved a 3.7 percent hike —about $107 per semester —for resident, undergraduates taking a full-time course load on the main campus, according to campus officials. So, next fall's bill will total $3,020. The five regents, including Student Regent Christopher Dulany, approved the increases, after little discussion and no debate amongst themselves. Business student Wade Baize, 21, a junior, said he doesn't receive the state's lottery scholarship, and grants and scholarships seem to be harder to find in the tough economy —reasons a tuition increase is hard to stomach. "No one likes it," he said. "I don't like it. It means we've got to pay more for school." Baize said his parents help out with his school costs, but he also has a job. And he doesn't have much choice but to find a way to pay for the impending increase. Read More News New Mexico
NMSU raises tuition, housing, parking costs
Las Cruces Sun News - A number of New Mexico State University students expressed dismay over across-the-board tuition and fee increases approved Thursday by the university's governing body. Tuition will increase for in-state and non-residents; undergraduates and graduates; and students at NMSU's four branch colleges, including Doña Ana Community College. Officials also approved fee increases for parking passes and campus housing. The Board of Regents approved a 3.7 percent hike —about $107 per semester —for resident, undergraduates taking a full-time course load on the main campus, according to campus officials. So, next fall's bill will total $3,020. The five regents, including Student Regent Christopher Dulany, approved the increases, after little discussion and no debate amongst themselves. Business student Wade Baize, 21, a junior, said he doesn't receive the state's lottery scholarship, and grants and scholarships seem to be harder to find in the tough economy —reasons a tuition increase is hard to stomach. "No one likes it," he said. "I don't like it. It means we've got to pay more for school." Baize said his parents help out with his school costs, but he also has a job. And he doesn't have much choice but to find a way to pay for the impending increase. Read More News New Mexico
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