HOBBS, N.M. – The New Mexico Junior College Board has voted to raise tuition.
The Hobbs News-Sun reports the governing board of the southeastern New Mexico school approved Thursday a plan to increase tuition by $1 per semester hour.
Under the plan, in-district tuition will go from $38 to $39 per credit hour for the first 15 credit hours. Out-of-district tuition will go from $57 to $58 per credit hour for the first 15 credit hours.
Out-of-state tuition will go from $69 to $70 per credit hour for the first 15 credit hours.
Beginning with registration for summer school in April, an In-district student taking 15 credit hours would pay $585 in tuition and $300 for General Usage Fee for a total of $885.
Vice President of Finance Dan Hardin says the tuition increases were made necessary by the most recent state legislature. Lawmakers mandated a 4% increase in compensation for school employees but funded only 20% of the raise.
