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Aren’t community colleges supposed to be affordable? Guess not.

Many Illinois community colleges are considering significant tuition increases for the next academic year, raising concerns that more students will be shut out of the easiest, most affordable entry point to higher education. […]

The College of DuPage–the state’s largest single-campus community college, with more than 33,000 students–is considering an increase of as much as $12 per credit hour, as well as a 10 percent increase for the following year. If the measure is approved next week, annual tuition would be roughly $2,610 for a full-time student next year.

posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Mar 14, 05 @ 12:23 am

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Our community college is planning on raising tuition too, just as they are planning to build housing for students. I’m afraid they’re going to price the place out of affordability for all except those who live at home and have parents who can foot the bill.

My son’s only 11. I don’t even want to think what college is going to cost. And he says he wants to go to a big school - more than I make a year. Ha!

Comment by Tessa Monday, Mar 14, 05 @ 5:31 pm