Governor Hassan's Statement on USNH Tuition

Statement

Governor Maggie Hassan issued the following statement today on the University System of New Hampshire's announcement of a tuition increase:

"In order to keep more of our young people here in New Hampshire and help our workers develop the skills and critical thinking needed for success in the 21st century innovation economy, we must ensure that all of our people have access to affordable higher education. We took an important step toward that goal with our bipartisan efforts to freeze in-state tuition at the University System of New Hampshire over the past two years, the first tuition freeze at the university system in 25 years. The university system has also developed innovative programs to provide our students with lower-cost options, but we must do more to hold down the cost of higher education.

"I appreciate the university system's efforts to minimize this increase despite the fact that the budget passed by the legislature did not provide any year-to-year increase for higher education. Moving forward, we must do more to hold down the cost of tuition, which is exactly why we cannot afford unpaid-for corporate tax cuts that would create a significant budget hole at the expense of higher education and other critical economic priorities."

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