Virginia's community colleges experienced an increase in tuition per credit hour because of state budget cuts.
According to Frank Friedman, the president of Piedmont Virginia Community College, the price per credit in the 2001-2002 school year to the 2003-2004 school year increased from $37.12 to $59.60 equating to a 60 percent hike in a two-year period.
Even with the tuition hike, Piedmont administrators cut some courses and shortened the library hours.
However, total enrollment at Piedmont has increased since the tuition hike.
More students under the age of 20, especially those coming straight from high school, have been enrolling at Piedmont. The number of students between the ages of 30 and 50 enrolling at Piedmont has declined, Friedman said.
Piedmont still offers financial aid, and the school is asking for more state financial aid to offset the tuition hike, Friedman said.
--Comp. by Daniel Shumaker
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