Waubonsee Community College announces 2.2% tuition hike
The Waubonsee Community College board of trustees has approved a 2.2% increase in tuition rates beginning with the fall semester, officials said.
The college’s in-district and online tuition rate will increase from $132 to $135 per credit hour, which represents a 2.2% increase, officials said in an announcement on the school’s website. The student fee will remain the same at $8 per credit hour.
This marks the first time in three years that the college has raised tuition rates, officials said.
In the announcement. Waubonsee officials said the college’s total tuition and fee rate of $143 per credit hour will remain below the $153.46 average across the state’s 39 community colleges.
“Having an appropriate and competitive tuition rate helps our local students afford higher education, while also allowing the college to continue to improve its programs and services,” said Doug Minter, Waubonsee’s vice president of finance and administration, in the announcement.
Waubonsee officials said the school offers a variety of financial resources to help students pay for a college education. According to the latest data from The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, in 2020-2021, 95% of Waubonsee’s full-time beginning students received some form of aid, according to the announcement. That includes standard federal and state aid and Waubonsee Foundation scholarships made possible by donors.
Waubonsee’s full tuition rates for the upcoming fall 2023 semester, including in-district/ online, out-of-district, out-of-state and international rates, are available online at waubonsee.edu/ tuition.