Tuition Going Up At NMU

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The cost of attending Northern Michigan University is on the rise.

The NMU Board of Trustees unanimously approved a 4.2% increase in tuition fees at its board meeting Friday morning.

Members of the board said there were a number of factors that led to the board voting on the increase, including what’s been a decline in the amount of funding the school receives each year from the state.

Officials are in the process of addressing a $2.3 million budget shortfall.

Despite the increase, NMU still has the second lowest tuition rate in the state among public colleges and universities.