The Maricopa County Community College District's governing board is considering raising tuition by $6 per credit hour. The proposal was presented to the board at a meeting Tuesday night and will be reviewed until a decision is made in late March, officials said.

The Maricopa County Community College District governing board chose not to raise tuition for next school year during a meeting Tuesday evening.

Like their peers across higher education, students at the Maricopa County Community College District will likely pay more for their classes next school year.

Students at Arizona’s privately owned universities won’t be getting state tax dollars to go to school — at least not just yet. April Osborn, director of the Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education, said legislation approved earlier this year providing $2,000 scholarships technically will not take effect until late September.

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Average tuition prices rose sharply again this fall as colleges passed much of the burden of their own financial problems on to recession-battered students and parents.

Incoming students from the Maricopa Community College District enrolled in one of the 20 most popular transfer-degree programs will now be treated like Arizona State University freshmen.

Students at state universities who think tuition is too high can't count on relief from Arizona judges, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

Are Arizona-bound college students willing to trade upfront cash for tuition predictability? That’s the offer Sen. Dean Martin, R-Phoenix, wants the state’s three universities to make to incoming students.

Employees in Maricopa County’s community colleges may get a raise for the first time in three years.

Employees in Maricopa County’s community colleges may get a raise for the first time in three years.

Employees in Maricopa County’s community colleges may get a raise for the first time in three years.

Across the country, universities and colleges are raising tuition as states cut public education funding.

Across the country, universities and colleges are raising tuition as states cut public education funding.

The Maricopa Community Colleges governing board approved a $5 tuition increase by a vote of 4-1 Tuesday night.

The Maricopa Community Colleges governing board will vote on a $5 per credit hour, in-state tuition increase during its next meeting, March 22. The increase would bring tuition to $76 per credit hour.

The Maricopa Community Colleges governing board will vote on a $5 per credit hour, in-state tuition increase during its next meeting, March 22. The increase would bring tuition to $76 per credit hour.

Proposals to increase in-state tuition and change fees will be heard next week by the governing board of the Maricopa County Community College District.