University of Alaska students may see 10 percent tuition hike over next two years - Adelyn Baxter, KTOO

University of Alaska officials are considering a 5 percent tuition increase in each of the next two academic years. UA has seen its tuition steadily increase over the last several years, including a 5 percent increase last year. Colby Freel chairs the Coalition of Student Leaders. He said increases like this have become an expectation for UA students, but that they understand the strain the state and university are under. “We want our education here in Alaska, we want to receive the quality learning that we get, so we’re willing to pay for it,” Freel said. The university has seen state funding decline by $61 million since 2014 and enrollment drop by 14 percent since 2011. Among the austerity measures, the university has cut about 50 academic programs and reduced faculty and staff by more than 900 positions. https://www.ktoo.org/2017/09/15/university-alaska-students-may-see-10-percent-tuition-hike-next-two-years/