The Latest: CSU board approves first tuition hike in 6 years

SAN FRANCISCO – The Latest on CSU’s board tuition vote (all times local):

1 p.m.

California State University’s governing board has approved a tuition increase that will raise the cost of an education by $270 a year at its 23 campuses.

Wednesday’s vote by the CSU Board of Trustees ushers in the first tuition increase in six years at the nation’s largest public university system.

That means undergraduate tuition will increase for the 2017-18 school year from the current fees of $5,472.

The chancellor’s office says it needs the extra funding to hire more faculty and add more classes to accommodate growing enrolment and insufficient state funding.

___

12 a.m.

California State University’s governing board will vote Wednesday on whether to raise tuition for the first time in six years.

The nation’s largest public university system says it needs to hire more faculty and add more classes to accommodate growing enrolment and insufficient state funding.

The proposed annual hikes would increase undergraduate tuition by $270 for the 2017-18 school year at all 23 campuses. The current tuition is $5,472.

CSU said in a statement that nearly 63 per cent of California State University undergraduate students, or about 255,000 undergraduates, have their tuition fully covered by financial aid and would not be affected by the increase.