UCCS to raise tuition by 3% and 4% to offset a $4 million budget deficit

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The University of Colorado Colorado Springs said it will need to raise tuition in the fall to help offset a $4 million budget deficit.The school plans to raise tuition by 3% for in-state students and 4% for out-of-state students in the fall.

This comes at a time when the Colorado state legislature is working on providing more funding for the University of Colorado System, with additional funding specifically geared toward expanding cybersecurity education at UCCS. If an in-state student starts school at UCCS in 2024, they will pay $13,900.50 in base tuition for 30 credit hours over one academic year.

"The cost of living, everything's going up in price. The cost of school was going to go up eventually," UCCS freshman Marenko Wiliams said.

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