{"id":89802,"date":"2019-01-27T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-01-27T18:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=89802"},"modified":"2019-02-01T09:56:03","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T19:56:03","slug":"proposed-tuition-cuts-and-freezes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/01\/27\/proposed-tuition-cuts-and-freezes\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> proposes tuition cuts and freezes for students at all campuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><strong>Editor&#8217;s Note<\/strong>: January 31, 2019&#8212;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/01\/31\/bor-defers-on-proposed-tuition-schedule\/\"><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Board of Regents defers action on proposed tuition schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_86022\"  width=\"676\" height=\"380\"  data-origwidth=\"676\" data-origheight=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8CoWjohe7Vo?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"The University of Hawaii proposes tuition cuts and freezes for students at all campuses\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> administration is proposing a decrease and subsequent freeze in tuition rates at <abbr>UH<\/abbr>\u2019s 10 campuses to make public higher education in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> even more affordable. The proposed tuition schedule for the next four academic years goes before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/offices\/bor\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Board of Regents<\/a> at its January 31 meeting at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>. [<strong>Editor&#8217;s Note<\/strong>: January 31, 2019&#8212;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/01\/31\/bor-defers-on-proposed-tuition-schedule\/\"><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Board of Regents defers action on proposed tuition schedule<\/a>]\n<p>The proposal would decrease approved tuition rates for nearly all students for the 2019&#8211;2020 academic year and then freeze those lowered rates for the 3-year period from 2020&#8211;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.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This unprecedented request would provide most <abbr>UH<\/abbr> students and their families with a flat tuition rate for five consecutive years including 2018&#8211;19,&rdquo; said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> President <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/leadership\/david-lassner\/\"><strong>David Lassner<\/strong><\/a>. &ldquo;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 <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Promise programs supported by the State to help bring the benefits of public higher education to more of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>&#8216;s citizenry.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Data shows that tuition at <abbr>UH<\/abbr>\u2019s four-year institutions has risen above many of its peer institutions, especially for non-residents. The rates at the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> community colleges continue to be close to their peers but have also increased comparatively more in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The new tuition schedule is expected to have a positive impact on student recruitment and retention and the educational attainment of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s population. Decreases in non-resident tuition rates are intended to improve <abbr>UH<\/abbr> competitiveness and attractiveness for non-resident students, a group for which <abbr>UH<\/abbr> has experienced substantial enrollment declines that it seeks to reverse in order to enhance revenue, strengthen the diversity of student experiences on <abbr>UH<\/abbr> campuses, and positively impact the state&#8217;s economy.<\/p>\n<h2>Proposed tuition for academic years 2019&#8211;2020 to 2022&#8211;2023<\/h2>\n<p>Full-time tuition applies to students enrolling for 12 or more credits at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo, and <abbr>UH<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>. Tuition is charged on a per-credit basis at the seven <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Community Colleges.<\/p>\n<p><strong><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa undergraduate<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Resident: $11,088&#8212;Reducing the approved tuition for 2019&#8211;2020 by 2 percent ($216)<\/li>\n<li>Non-resident: $32,669&#8212;Reducing the approved tuition increase for 2019&#8211;2020 by 2 percent ($667)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa graduate<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Resident: $15,600&#8212;Reducing the approved tuition for 2019&#8211;2020 by 2 percent ($312)<\/li>\n<li>Non-resident: $33,653&#8212;Reducing the approved tuition for 2019&#8211;2020 by 10 percent ($3,739)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo and <abbr>UH<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> undergraduate<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Resident: $7,272&#8212;Reducing the approved tuition for 2019&#8211;2020 by 1 percent ($72)<\/li>\n<li>Non-resident: $20,101&#8212;Reducing the approved tuition for 2019&#8211;2020 by 1 percent ($203)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo graduate<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Resident: $11,616&#8212;Reducing the approved tuition for 2019&#8211;2020 by 1 percent ($120)<\/li>\n<li>Non-resident: $26,302&#8212;Reducing the approved tuition for 2019&#8211;2020 by 1 percent ($266)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><abbr>UH<\/abbr> community colleges lower division<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Resident: $3,084 (Applies to 24 credit hours)&#8212;Reducing the approved tuition for 2019&#8211;2020 by 2 percent ($60)<\/li>\n<li>Non-resident: $8,220 (Applies to 24 credit hours)&#8212;Reducing the approved tuition for 2019&#8211;2020 by 1 percent ($60)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><abbr>UH<\/abbr> community colleges upper division<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Resident: $7,272&#8212;Reducing the approved tuition for 2019&#8211;2020 by 1 percent ($72)<\/li>\n<li>Non-resident: $20,101&#8212;Reducing the approved tuition for 2019&#8211;2020 by 1 percent ($203)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/system-students-group-gnrc.jpg\" alt=\"Smiling students\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-89804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/system-students-group-gnrc.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/system-students-group-gnrc-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The proposal would decrease approved tuition rates for nearly all students for the 2019&#8211;2020 academic year and then freeze those lowered rates for the 3-year period from 2020&#8211;2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1193,12],"tags":[61,62,63,64,65,71,14,9,60,947,59,56,66],"class_list":["post-89802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administrative","category-video","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-video-2","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89802"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89975,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89802\/revisions\/89975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}