The State Board for Community Colleges will consider tuition and mandatory fee increases for Virginia’s community colleges, effective fall 2023, at a meeting on July 20.
The meeting is in Richmond, but written comments will be accepted.
The board traditionally considers tuition and fee increases during its May meeting, but the board delayed action on the matter until after the General Assembly and governor conclude their deliberations on the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
At its July meeting, the board will consider mandatory tuition and fee increases of between 0 and 4.7% for all undergraduate students, subject to budget provisions of the 2023 General Assembly. The maximum potential increase equates to a tuition and education and general fee rate of $161.25 per credit hour for in-state students and would result in a net annual increase of $217 for a student enrolling in 30 credit hours during the academic year.
The community colleges will use revenue generated from any increase in mandatory fees to pay for mandatory cost increases associated with compensation and benefit increases, contractual obligations, technology and strategic initiatives, inflationary cost impacts, debt service, and potential adjustments to student fees.
Written comments from the public will be accepted through July 19 and will be made available to the board before action on tuition is taken. Written comments may be sent to Rose Marie Owen, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor, at rmowen@vccs.edu, or they may be mailed to the attention of Rose Marie Owen at: Office of the Chancellor, Virginia Community College System, 300 Arboretum Parkway, Richmond, VA 23236.
