Tuition hike is necessary evil Our Stance, Central Florida Future

While it is still unclear how much UCF’s budget will be cut, the Senate has already passed a budget plan that will result in $22 million less being allocated to UCF. The university should start earning an extra $10 million to $12 million annually, however, as a result of a bill recently signed by Gov. Charlie Crist. The catch is that the millions won’t be provided by invisible state funds. It will come from a 15 percent tuition increase that will take effect this fall.