Blame the state of Illinois for the higher cost of classes at Rock Valley Community College in Rockford. Trustees voted last night to raise tuition 15 percent, the total cost for a full time student will jump to just under two-thousand dollars a semester.
Rock Valley leaders say they have no choice but to raise tuition because aid from the state of Illinois has been cut to almost nothing.
The college's per credit hour tuition rate goes from $100 to $115. Fees will remain at $10 per credit hour.
Rock Valley College recently laid off 28 faculty employees due to financial problems.
