SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah higher education authorities have approved a tuition increase that will state raise college bills by as much as $278 a year.
The Utah Board of Regents signed off on the average 3.7 percent hike for the state’s eight public colleges and universities at a meeting Friday.
Higher education officials say the extra money is needed to pay for things like faculty compensation, expanding courses and improving information technology.
Authorities say the rate hike for next school year would be the second-smallest since 1999.
The largest dollar increase comes at the state’s flagship school, the University of Utah. It will boost tuition by $278, to about $7,400 a year.
The biggest percentage increase would be at Dixie State University, which wants to boost tuition by 5 percent to $4,100 a year.
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