UTC is asking for a 9.9 percent tuition increase this year because officials say they have to have the additional dollars to hire new faculty.
The school also wants to increase faculty and staff pay by 3 percent, since the last bump in university salaries was more than eight years ago.
"We never really like to increase tuition," said Richard Brown, vice chancellor of finance and operations at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. "The reality of life is that, in order to deliver the higher quality to students and to ensure they can graduate in four years, we need some increased support."
The University of Tennessee also is requesting a 12 percent hike in tuition at its Knoxville campus and an increase at the Martin campus, according to The Associated Press.
For complete details, see tomorrow's Chattanooga Times Free Press.