STORRS, Conn. (WTIC and AP) — Officials at the University of Connecticut floated a plan Wednesday that would trim the school's planned tuition hike, citing the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students.
UConn had previously planned for a 4.3% increase, or $625, for in-state students this coming fall. The new proposal, which must be approved the the school's Board of Trustees, would cut the hike to 2.2%, or $312.
The plan, presented during a video conference town hall on Wednesday, also would freeze room and board and other fees for the next academic year.
"We’re doing this for a number of reasons, but all of it is related to the understanding of the financial stress that we are all under during the COVID crisis,” Scott Jordan, UConn’s chief financial officer, said.
The board is expected to vote on the proposed changes on Feb. 24.
