Responding to fiscal pressure from higher education budget cuts, Virginia Tech on Monday became the first state school in seven years to raise tuition for in-state students.
Virginia Tech's Board of Visitors approved 4.8 percent and 7 percent total cost increases for in-state and out-of-state students, respectively.
"Like [the University] we are taking the largest cuts in the state," Virginia Tech Spokesman Larry Hincker said. "Next year, $24.2 million is going away, and the tuition increase will offset $11 million."
In-state undergraduates, according to Hincker, will see a $272 hike in annual tuition and mandatory fees from $3,664 to $3,936. Room and board expenses will increase $98, raising the former cost of $3,972 to $4,070.
Out-of-state undergraduates living on campus, who will face a steeper, 7 percent increase, should expect to pay $17,622 next year, up from this year's current $16,460.
Virginia Tech officials still are uncertain about how the school will compensate for the remaining $13 million in cuts.
"It has not yet been determined if programs will have to be cut," Hincker said. "We know there will be many positions affected, but we're uncertain as to whether or not it will result in layoffs."
Though the University faces similar cuts, Colette Sheehy, vice president of management and budget, has assured staff that layoffs will not be necessary.
Sheehy also said all University students should expect similar tuition increases for the upcoming school year.
"I think all schools are looking at a 5 to 9 percent tuition increase," she said.
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