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Crofts: Tuition hike may happen

Commissioner of Higher Education Richard Crofts said that under the current proposed budgets, the university system would be forced to raise tuition.

The university system is requesting a budget increase from the Montana Legislature to prevent that, including a $500 increase in funding per full time equivalent (FTE), the amount the universities receive for enrollment; the system is also asking for increases including amounts for libraries, scholarships, operations and maintenance and information technology.

"If we get the $500 per FTE in resident students, that would make a tremendous diffe...

 

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