The head of the University of Louisiana System is proposing changes to Louisiana’s method for raising college tuition, as higher education leaders press for tuition hikes to offset budget cuts. UL System President Randy Moffett asked a college cost-cutting panel today to make recommendations for a change in the current requirement that tuition increases for public colleges need a two-thirds vote of the state Legislature. Moffett suggested the Postsecondary Education Review Commission look at tying tuition to the levels of other Southern colleges or charging per credit hour, rather than having a flat full-time tuition cost. The 13-member college commission is combing through the details of Louisiana’s university systems, looking for efficiencies, cost-cutting moves and restructuring ideas. Its report is due to the Board of Regents by Feb. 12.
UL System chief suggests tuition changes
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