Tuition to rise by 3 pct. at Pa. state colleges

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education on Monday approved a 3 percent tuition hike for 2012-13, equal to about $188.

Pennsylvania residents attending one of the 14 state universities full-time will pay $6,428 annually, beginning this fall. Full-time undergraduate tuition for nonresident students will range from $9,642 to $16,070, the system said.

The graduate tuition rate for state residents will be $429 per credit, up $13. For nonresident graduate students, it will increase by $20 per credit to $644. And the tuition technology fee will rise by $10 to $358 for full-time state residents and by $16 to $542 for full-time nonresident students.

The state system serves nearly 120,000 students and includes California, Cheyney, Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Indiana, Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock and West Chester Universities. - Susan Snyder