Chattanooga State and Cleveland State students will be paying 6 to 11 percent more in tuition costs this fall depending on hours taken.
At its annual regent’s meeting, the Tennessee Board of Regents made the decision Friday to raise tuition at its schools.
PDF: Finance committee materials
And TBR officials said this year’s increase is just the midpoint of a three-year plan for tuition hikes needed to recover from the $186 million cut from the system, which oversees the state’s two-year schools, technology centers and many four-year colleges.
Next year, students can expect to see a similar increase, officials said, pushing tuition costs for a student taking 12 hours up nearly $300 over a three-year period.