Skagit Valley College tuition increases 13 percent, limits put on Running Start
Skagit Valley College and Running Start students on Whidbey Island may need to start penny pinching.
The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges passed a new tuition schedule in late June that will raise tuition to the maximum amount allowed by the state Legislature in the 2011-13 operating budget.
Full-time students will see the largest increase, with tuition going up 13 percent from the current $3,100 to $3,500 annually. Part-time students will face an 11 percent increase.