State Appropriation for Michigan Tech Remains Steady
HOUGHTON--Michigan's public
universities will receive the same appropriation next year as they have
during 2001-02 under a bill signed today (Monday, April 1) by Gov. John
Engler.
The measure was drafted in
cooperation with state lawmakers and the 15 public universities. Each
school agreed to cap its average tuition increase at 8.5 percent or $425
per student, whichever is greater, in exchange for no decrease in state
funding.
"While we fought hard
for more money, we were facing a decrease of up to 10 percent," said
Dale Tahtinen, vice president for governmental relations at Michigan Technological
University. "From that perspective, this is an excellent outcome."
Michigan Tech's appropriation
will remain $55,241,600.
The University's Board of Control
has yet to approve a budget or set tuition rates for the upcoming fiscal
year. Annual tuition and fees for 2001-02 were $5,887 for lower-division
students, while upper-division students paid $6,315.
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