Stark State College will increase its tuition for the fourth time since 2018. The college’s Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to raise tuition by $5 per credit hour to $184.60, effective for the spring semester that begins in January. The increase is the highest amount allowed this year for Ohio community colleges under the current two-year state budget. For Stark State’s average working adult student who typically takes nine credit hours a semester, the tuition increase will mean an extra $90 a year. For a full-time student taking 15 credit hours a semester, the increase will add $150 a year and the student will pay $5,538 a year in tuition.
