Schools Freezing Tuition

usatoday.com — Several colleges and universities in Texas, Ohio, Maryland and New York are freezing 2008-2009 tuitions at last year's levels in an effort to make college more affordable for the nation's middle class. In the 13-campus Texas Tech system, chancellor Kent Hance says the decision to keep in-state undergrad tuition at $4,310 stems in part from a five-year decline in students with annual family incomes of between $40,000 and $80,000. But in some systems where there are tuition freezes for in-state undergrads, other costs — like room and board charges, and out of state tuition — are still increasing.

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