Students make their way across UTC’s campus in this file photo.NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Higher Education Commission voted Thursday to request a $28 million increase in state funding for public colleges and universities along with a tuition increase of 3 to 6 percent next fall for students attending the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga State and Cleveland State.
Students attending the state’s 26 free-standing state technology centers and a 27th one located at Chattanooga State face increases of between 5 to 10 percent.
At the University of Tennessee’s Knoxville campus and the University of Memphis, recommended tuition increases range from 5 to 8 percent.
Higher education officials are expected to present their budget and tuition recommendations to Gov. Bill Haslam during his ongoing public budget hearings for government departments and agencies Tuesday.
The General Assembly will have its say as well. Tuition and fee figures won’t be final until May or June for schools for the school year that begins in August.