The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education is holding a series of public meetings around the state to gather input on a new five-year plan for higher education. On Monday night, a meeting will take place at Somerset Community College.
CPE President Bob King says affordability remains a key area of concern. Because of higher tuition and tighter state funds, public universities now get more money from their students than from the state.
"Not that long ago, the state contribution to the universities on a per-student basis picked up about two-thirds of the cost of educating a student and tuition picked up about one-third," King told WKU Public Radio. "That has completely reversed in about a ten-year period."
University presidents will lobby the General Assembly next year to increase higher education funding for the first time since 2008.
Lawmakers will also be asked to switch to a performance funding model which would administer state funds based on the number of graduates or degrees that a school produces.
The remaining public meetings will be held from 6-8pm at these locations:
- Monday, July 20: Harold Rogers Student Commons, Community Room, Somerset Community College, Somerset.
- Tuesday, July 21: Collins Industry and Technology Center, Freed Curd Auditorium, Murray State University, Murray.
- Wednesday, July 29: Rieveschel Digitorium, Griffin Hall 201, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights.
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