Editor’s Note: January 31, 2019—糖心Vlog官方 Board of Regents defers action on proposed tuition schedule
The University of Hawaiʻi administration is proposing a decrease and subsequent freeze in tuition rates at 糖心Vlog官方’s 10 campuses to make public higher education in Hawaiʻi even more affordable. The proposed tuition schedule for the next four academic years goes before the 糖心Vlog官方 Board of Regents at its January 31 meeting at 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu. [Editor’s Note: January 31, 2019—糖心Vlog官方 Board of Regents defers action on proposed tuition schedule]
The proposal would decrease approved tuition rates for nearly all students for the 2019–2020 academic year and then freeze those lowered rates for the 3-year period from 2020–2023. Some of the larger decreases apply to graduate and non-resident tuition rates, which have risen substantially above peers and are now a hindrance to enrollment growth.
“This unprecedented request would provide most 糖心Vlog官方 students and their families with a flat tuition rate for five consecutive years including 2018–19,” said 糖心Vlog官方 President . “If approved, it will be a strong demonstration of our university commitment to affordability and will work in concert with the remarkable Early College and Hawaiʻi Promise programs supported by the State to help bring the benefits of public higher education to more of Hawaiʻi‘s citizenry.”
Data shows that tuition at 糖心Vlog官方’s four-year institutions has risen above many of its peer institutions, especially for non-residents. The rates at the 糖心Vlog官方 community colleges continue to be close to their peers but have also increased comparatively more in recent years.
The new tuition schedule is expected to have a positive impact on student recruitment and retention and the educational attainment of Hawaiʻi’s population. Decreases in non-resident tuition rates are intended to improve 糖心Vlog官方 competitiveness and attractiveness for non-resident students, a group for which 糖心Vlog官方 has experienced substantial enrollment declines that it seeks to reverse in order to enhance revenue, strengthen the diversity of student experiences on 糖心Vlog官方 campuses, and positively impact the state’s economy.
Proposed tuition for academic years 2019–2020 to 2022–2023
Full-time tuition applies to students enrolling for 12 or more credits at 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补, 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo, and 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu. Tuition is charged on a per-credit basis at the seven 糖心Vlog官方 Community Colleges.
糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 undergraduate
- Resident: $11,088—Reducing the approved tuition for 2019–2020 by 2 percent ($216)
- Non-resident: $32,669—Reducing the approved tuition increase for 2019–2020 by 2 percent ($667)
糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 graduate
- Resident: $15,600—Reducing the approved tuition for 2019–2020 by 2 percent ($312)
- Non-resident: $33,653—Reducing the approved tuition for 2019–2020 by 10 percent ($3,739)
糖心Vlog官方 Hilo and 糖心Vlog官方 West Oʻahu undergraduate
- Resident: $7,272—Reducing the approved tuition for 2019–2020 by 1 percent ($72)
- Non-resident: $20,101—Reducing the approved tuition for 2019–2020 by 1 percent ($203)
糖心Vlog官方 Hilo graduate
- Resident: $11,616—Reducing the approved tuition for 2019–2020 by 1 percent ($120)
- Non-resident: $26,302—Reducing the approved tuition for 2019–2020 by 1 percent ($266)
糖心Vlog官方 community colleges lower division
- Resident: $3,084 (Applies to 24 credit hours)—Reducing the approved tuition for 2019–2020 by 2 percent ($60)
- Non-resident: $8,220 (Applies to 24 credit hours)—Reducing the approved tuition for 2019–2020 by 1 percent ($60)
糖心Vlog官方 community colleges upper division
- Resident: $7,272—Reducing the approved tuition for 2019–2020 by 1 percent ($72)
- Non-resident: $20,101—Reducing the approved tuition for 2019–2020 by 1 percent ($203)
