Washington State University officials are recommending the university system’s regents adopt the maximum tuition rate increase allowed for the next academic year.
Families wanting to begin saving for their children’s future post-secondary education – and do so at a discount compared to current public university tuition rates in Washington state – now have that opportunity.
The Kennewick School District will likely seek to renew two expiring levies in early 2026 and is looking for those for and against those property taxes to contribute statements to that election’s voter’s pamphlet.
The university is at a difficult crossroads. Enrollment is down nearly 20% over the past six years across all of the university’s campuses. State and federal cuts are adding to financial pressure, and more tuition hikes could be on the way.
A Spokane-based workforce development nonprofit will use part of a $500,000 state grant to expand access to apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship training in transportation, infrastructure and other skilled trades in Benton and Franklin counties.
More students at desks, in labs and walking around campus isn’t the only growth the college is seeing. The average course load per student is also on the rise.
