CMU to set 2012-13 tuition rates Thursday, aims to allow students time for financial planning

Central Michigan University students will know Thursday what they'll pay for tuition three months early. The Board of Trustees will set 2012-13 tuition and room and board rates this spring instead of in July, when the trustees traditionally set the rates. A CMU statement about the meeting said the change is "to allow students a better opportunity to participate in the discussion and to give parents and students more time for financial planning." Last summer, CMU had the lowest percentage point tuition increase among Michigan's 15 public universities.

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