While the University of Kentucky considers raising tuition next year, students attending Kentucky’s Community and Technical College System will not be facing a financial increase.
A planned tuition increase in Kentucky's community and technical college system has been canceled. The decision announced by the system's Board of Regents means students will pay the same amount for tuition in the next academic year.
The board had previously approved a $3-per-credit-hour tuition increase for in-state KCTCS students for the 2015-16 academic term. Then on Friday the regents chose to keep tuition at current rates. The board's action means the cost per credit-hour will remain at $147 for in-state students and $515 for most out-of-state students.
KCTCS Regents Chairman P.G. Peeples says the board's action recognizes that tuition remains one of the biggest barriers to students pursuing postsecondary education.