JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The University of North Florida for the past two years has increased tuition by 15 percent each year and the prospect for another increase is on the horizon.
Florida lawmakers in the House have approved an 8 percent tuition increase with colleges and universities having the ability to add another 7 percent hike.
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"The projection was it would be about 10 years before we got to the national average," said UNF President John Delaney who supports the tuition hike.
Ten years ago the tuition at UNF was $58 a credit hour.
Currently in-state undergraduate students at UNF pay $166 a credit hour if they have a Florida Prepaid contract. If not, students pay $187 per credit hour.
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A 15 percent bump in tuition using the higher tuition cost would push tuition to $215 a credit hour.
UNF junior Natalie Rooks is not a fan of seeing tuition go up.
"I don't see what the money is going for, producing anything different then it has been," said Rooks who transferred to UNF from Florida State College.
Delaney says the cost of running a university have gone up, plus the need to stay competitive.
"The question is how much skin should a student have in the game. Florida has always had very, very low tuition," said Delaney.
Governor Rick Scott is not on board with raising tuition.
"I want the cost of living to be lower in this state than other states," said Scott the day before the House voted to approve a tuition increase.
The college board ranks Florida has having the 45th lowest tuition in the country.
First Coast News