Although Sinclair Community College has the lowest tuition in the state of Ohio, it is set to rise starting this summer semester.<\/p>\n
The increase will rise up to about $3.33 more per credit hour, or $95.70 per full time student, per academic year for Montgomery county students.<\/p>\n
For out-of-county students, the tuition increase will equal out to $142.40 per academic year, and $274.40 for out-of-state and international students annually.<\/p>\n
\u201cSinclair has historically resisted raising tuition, it\u2019s not\u2026a decision that we take lightly and we understand all that goes into it, but in order to maintain educational quality, we have to ensure that we have proper resources here to do that,\u201d Adam Murka, director of Public Relations said.<\/p>\n
Funding for Sinclair comes from three major sources, which are State Share of Instruction, levy support and tuition.<\/p>\n
SSI comes from the state and the levy support comes from Montgomery county property taxes, which is why Montgomery county students pay less than out of county students.<\/p>\n
However, SSI and levy support funding are decreasing; therefore, tuition must go up.<\/p>\n
But even with a tuition raise, Montgomery county students will still pay the lowest tuition rates in the state of Ohio.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn order to maintain quality, our board and administration made that decision,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Murka said it is a decision that is taken seriously.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are committed, fully, to being an open access institution, and we want to balance that need with the ability to provide for everybody that goes here with the quality education that means something in the work force \u2014 and to do that is a great responsibility. We take it seriously,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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