ARCC going from frozen tuition, to reducing tuition costs starting in the summer.

By Carl Petersen
Staff Writer

ARCC has had its tuition rates frozen for the past three years. Now, with the help of student organizations and members from our own student senate, we will be seeing a one percent decrease in tuition costs.

All two year technical and community colleges will have a lowered cost starting this summer.

“It’s a step in the right direction” Minda Nelson, the president of the Cambridge student senate said.

Indeed, a one percent decrease may not sound like much, but $1.44 per credit goes a long way. The student senate at ARCC has been arguing for lowering tuition costs, and now that it’s become a reality, we can expect an equal amount of optimism in the years to come.

Even if there aren’t any further reductions, the student fees will remain the same.

In a set of four meetings, two held in the fall and two held in the spring, student senates at both Coon Rapids and Cambridge successfully argued to keep fees the same after a series of budget consolations with other senates in Minnesota. Things like printer costs, parking, and health and wellness activities will be unaffected by this change.

With college costs rising in many universities like the University of Minnesota, it’s easy to see why a one percent reduction in cost is seen as a colossal victory. Look forward to more affordable tuition soon, because the change will be here by the first of July.