Highlands University to raise tuition rates again

LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) - Highlands University is raising its student tuition - again.

The Las Vegas Optic reports the northern New Mexico’s board of regents recently voted to increase tuition by around $4.84 per credit hour, or 2 percent, to about $247 next year.

Meanwhile, in-state graduate tuition and fees will increase by about $13.14 per credit hour, or 5 percent, to $276.

The regents also adopted a hike in meal plan and housing rates to around $52 per semester.

The increases come a year after the board voted to increase tuition and fees by 7.5 percent.

They also come as universities in New Mexico face declining state funding and increased costs to operate.

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Information from: Las Vegas Optic, http://www.lasvegasoptic.com