UCCS tuition to rise 7 percent
In-state undergraduate students at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs will pay 7 percent more in tuition starting this fall. The Board of Regents approved the increase Monday on an 8-1 vote. “We recognize the financial difficulties that many students and their families face,” UCCS Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak said in a news release. “We are doing everything possible to contain costs and maintain access to the university while continuing the quality of education that is both expected and deserved.” UCCS noted that its tuition increase is below a 9 percent tuition increase cap established by Gov. Bill Ritter and the General Assembly. Out-of-state undergraduates will pay 2 percent to 5 percent more at CU campuses in Boulder, Colorado Springs and Denver. Regent Tom Lucero, a Republican from Johnstown, cast the only dissenting vote at the board meeting. At UCCS, most new full-time Colorado resident freshmen and continuing sophomore-level students will pay $6,270 for two semesters of tuition beginning in fall 2010, a $420 increase from the $5,850 paid this year, UCCS said. Full-time Colorado resident junior and senior level undergraduate students will pay $6,750 for two semesters of tuition beginning in fall 2010, a $450 increase from $6,300 this year. UCCS has about 8,500 students. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
