INTERIM SPEAKS TO STUGOV
IOWA STATE DAILY
Student government had the chance to question Interim President Ben Allen on the proposed tuition increase.
WHAT YOU COULD BUY WITH THE
PROPOSED TUITION INCREASES
THURSDAY 08.24.2017 No. 04 Vol. 213
Pizza, socks, gallons of gas, rent... College students put their dollars towards a variety of items.
With the proposed five-year tuition increase of 7 percent a year for in-state undergraduate students and 4 percent a year for out-of-state undergraduate students, more of their income would now go towards tuition. One need interim president Benjamin Allen focused on for a proposed higher tuition was the student-to-faculty ratio, which he believes to be too high. “In order [to] maintain the quality education [of students], faculty to student [ratio] has to be better,” Allen
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said. “You pay a lot of money to come here, we want to make sure you get the quality education you deserve.” Gov. Kim Reynolds stated earlier this month that Iowa families cannot afford the tuition hike. “There is no way that Iowa families could afford a 7 percent increase over five years,” Reynolds said. Allen responded to the statement in an interview with the Daily. “We are always sensitive to what increases in tuition do to families, we know that it’s a challenge,” said Allen. By the end of the five years, the yearly increases would accumulate to $3,081 for in-state undergraduate students and $4,613 for out-of-state undergraduate students. For common college student purchases, this is how far the money could go.
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