For the first time in four years, Cuyahoga Community College will be raising its tuition and fees. However, the cost to go to Tri-C will be the lowest in Ohio for the upcoming academic year.
On Thursday, the Board of Trustees at Tri-C approved an increase that will raise the cost by $10 per credit hour. Cuyahoga County residents will now pay $114.54 per credit hour.
The new tuition rate will go into effect Monday, July 2. Students who register for fall semester by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 1, will pay the current rate of $104.54 per credit hour.
“Our commitment centers on offering the community an affordable option for higher education,” said Victor Ruiz, chairman of the Board of Trustees in a statement. “Nowhere else in Ohio will someone find a tuition rate that makes college as accessible as it is at Tri-C.”
The change in cost per credit hour includes the implementation of a career services fee in the amount of $2.50 per credit hour. The fee will go toward programs that aid students in finding jobs after graduation.
The combined adjustments will cost the typical Tri-C student approximately $90 per semester. According to the college, the money will go toward expanding student support initiatives that have helped lift Tri-C's graduation rate to record highs.
