College Tuition

The U.S. Department of Education’s rollout of an updated student aid application promised to make the process easier. But riddled with problems, the number of completed applications have dropped.

One University of Utah professor, and Navajo Nation member, said the scholarships are a good first step, but the university needs to do more to help Native students feel welcome and supported.

The Utah System of Higher Education has voted to increase tuition at public colleges and universities in each of the last three years.

They examine colleges’ ability to boost economic mobility, updating long-standing methods that emphasized things like reputation and prestige.

Officials hope the new school will make it easier for more students to take college courses while still in high school.

The University of Utah will have the highest increase, followed by Utah Valley and Utah State universities.

A recent report from the nonprofit planning group Envision Utah looks into the barriers high school students face going to college. Cost is number one. But a complex application process and a lack of clear information wasn’t far behind.

The Utah System of Higher Education Board of Regents voted Thursday to raise tuition at seven of the state’s eight public universities. The increases,…

The cost of higher education is a campaign issue for at least two of the 2020 presidential candidates, who are floating, proposals to wipe out some of the…