At their February meeting, the Board of Trustees will vote on College Treasurer Lyn Hutton's recommendation to raise tuition.
"I suspect that tuition increase to be anywhere from 4 to 8 percent," Associate Treasurer Edwin Johnson said.
But tuitions have increased at least 6 percent every year since 1965.
With the total student cost for the 1993-1994 school year at $25,635, Johnson's predicted increase would mean next year's tuition could range anywhere from $26,660 to $27,686.
This year's student cost consists of $18,270 for tuition and $7365 for room, board, fees and miscellaneous expenses.
For the past four years, the Trustees have followed a policy of "decreasing the rate of tuition growth," Johnson said.
In response to double digit tuition increases in the 1980's, the Trustees in 1989 adopted a policy of reducing tuition growth.
From 1980 to 1985, tuition increased at an average rate of 12.2 percent each year. It has since declined to last year's 6 percent increase.
The Trustees' policy of decreasing tuition growth is only a guideline and not binding, Johnson said.
