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ALAMOGORDO (AP) — Budget shortfalls may force New Mexico State University-Alamogordo to increase tuition and student fees.
Debra Teachman, vice president for academic affairs, told the Alamogordo Daily News on Tuesday that tuition will likely increase by at least 4 percent and an online course fee may increase from $4 per credit hour to $10 per credit hour.
She said the increases are a result of the school receiving less money from the state.
Tony Salinas, vice president of business and finance at NMSU-A, said the school once received about 72 percent of its funding from the state, but that is down to about 59 percent. He said it costs about $20 million per year to operate the campus.
