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Miami University trustees freeze tuition

Out-of-state students  will see lowest  increase in decades. 

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By Linda Ebbing, Staff Writer Updated 11:54 PM Monday, June 29, 2009

OXFORD — Miami University trustees on Friday, June 26, approved tuition for the 2009-2010 school year, which includes a tuition freeze for in-state students and the lowest increase in 34 years for out-of-state students.

Although the Ohio legislature has yet to approved its 2009-2010 budget, the tuition freeze and the budgets that were passed are predicated on Gov. Strickland’s budget proposal, announced last week, which includes an increase in higher education funding.

“Legislators and the governor have been supportive of higher education, but while we await a state budget, Miami wanted to tell families as soon as we could what their tuition would be,” said Claire Wagner, Miami spokeswoman.

For the fourth year in a row, Miami students from Ohio will pay a maximum of $11,443 in tuition. Out-of-state tuition will rise 3.5 percent to $26,202.

Tuition at the Hamilton and Middletown regional campuses also will be frozen for in-state students, and the out-of-state surcharge decreased to $500 per credit hour beginning this fall.

“There are a lot of unknowns out there for students and their parents and we are trying to help them manage the unknowns,” said David Creamer, Miami vice president for finance and business services. “We are trying to take this from the approach that they also have to plan the cost of attending the university.”

Offering another zero-increase in-state tuition means state universities have had to adjust budgets, Miami officials said.

Steps to control costs at Miami include no pay raises for employees next year. Also Miami President David Hodge and vice presidents, in following the lead of the governor, will forfeit 10 days of salary in the coming fiscal year, which amounts to about $58,000.

“We are trying to lead by example,” Creamer said.

Trustees also approved numerous miscellaneous fees for such things as skate rental, transcript copies, the Miami Metro fee and facilities rental, most of which remain unchanged.

Contact this reporter at (513) 820-2158 or lebbing@coxohio.com.

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