SUNY Tuition Going Up Again

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The State University of New York Board of Trustees is calling for a 2 percent increase in tuition, which would be the second straight year of increases.

Tuesday's action would make tuition $5,070 a year at most of
SUNY's 64 campuses for state residents, up from $4,970.  With room and board and fees, a year at SUNY costs about $17,000.

The tuition increase is part of SUNY's decision a year ago to tie regular tuition increases to the higher education price index, a kind of inflation rate for colleges and universities.  At that
time, SUNY tuition was increased $310 a year.

The governor and Legislature would still need to approve the
tuition increase beginning in the fall 2010 semester.