Harrisburg Area Community College students living in Pennsylvania will pay 1 percent less in tuition next school year under a budget adopted by the institution. HACC’s board of trustees adopted a balanced $138 million spending plan for 2017-18 last week that includes the 1 percent tuition reduction for in-state credit students and also a 2 percent salary increase for employees. "Even though it is a modest reduction, we believe it sends a message that HACC is serious about containing costs and passing those savings on to our students," said HACC President John J. "Ski" Sygielski. A statement from the college said it has saved money by renegotiating contracts with vendors, consolidating supply agreements for commodities like electricity, and refining its process for buying or leasing computers. The tuition decrease is effective immediately for in-state students enrolling for the fall term that begins Aug. 28, at HACC campuses in Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York and for online classes and programs. Meanwhile, the 2 percent salary increase is for full-time employees and regular part-time employees, HACC officials said in a news release. The increase “does not apply to casual employees or non-credit adjunct faculty,” the news release also said. HACC is the largest of Pennsylvania’s 14 community colleges, and offers over 120 career and transfer associate degree, certificate and diploma programs to some 19,000 students. Article reprinted from Central Penn Business Journal.
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