By Shannon Lukens.
The cost of tuition and fees is going up at Colorado Mountain College. The Board of Trustees approved the increases this week, to go into effect in the fall. They include $5 more per credit hour for in-district and in-state rates. Non-resident rates go up $30 per credit hour. Food services at three campuses, including Steamboat Springs, will increase by $200 per semester.
The CMC College district and service area cover 12,000 square miles, three national forests, six wilderness areas and most of Colorado’s major ski resorts. CMC has campuses at:
Here are more details in a press release from Colorado Mountain College; Jan. 26, 2023.
CMC Board of Trustees approves slight increase in tuition and fees
The Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees met at CMC’s Vail Valley at Edwards campus Jan. 24 for its regularly scheduled board meeting.
In January every year, the board reviews CMC’s tuition and fees, including room and board rates, and adopts recommendations for the next fiscal year. For the 2023-24 fiscal year, trustees voted unanimously to raise in-district tuition $5 per credit hour from $95 to $100. In-state rates will also increase $5 per credit hour, from $195 to $200 while the non-resident rates will increase $30 per credit hour from $480 to $510. These rates will go in effect beginning with the fall 2023 semester.
While few Colorado colleges have announced their tuition rates for next year, CMC leaders expect that the college will continue to have among the most affordable tuition and fees in the state and the nation.
Trustees also unanimously approved fee increases in action sports industry, construction trades, and some healthcare classes. Food service rates at residence halls in Leadville, Spring Valley and Steamboat Springs will also increase by $200 per semester due to increased costs for food. Trustees did not increase rates for standard double rooms in the residence halls and raised rates for single occupancy rooms by $400 per semester.
Also, trustees unanimously approved:
- an adjustment to a contract for construction of a teaching kitchen at the CMC Aspen campus
- a contract to purchase a property for employee housing in Glenwood Springs
- a contract to purchase equipment for the future dental hygiene program in Edwards
- the second quarter financials for year 2022-2023