At its regular meeting last night, the Monroe County Community College Board of Trustees approved a slight tuition increase by a vote of 4-2.
Effective Fall Semester 2021, the tuition rate for Monroe County residents will go up $2.25 per contact hour to $116.75 per contact hour.
The rate for students living in Michigan but outside Monroe County will increase by $4 per contact hour to $207.50. Students from out of state will now pay $231 per hour, up $4.50.
Chair Lynette Dowler, Vice Chair Mary Kay Thayer, Secretary Aaron Mason and Steven Hill voted in favor of the increase. Trustees Florence Buchanan and Krista Lambrix voted no. Trustee William T. Bruck was absent.