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Friday, June 15, 2012  Tuition at Oklahoma Panhandle State University is going up.

Friday, June 15, 2012  The Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents is scheduled to consider possible tuition increases for three regional colleges at a meeting in Tulsa.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  Regents for the Texas A&M and University of Texas systems are poised to raise tuition rates at most campuses starting next fall.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  Powerball, Mega-Million, scratch offs -- all ways you could be earning a little extra cash. But if you play the lottery in New Mexico, you aren't the only one "winning".

Friday, January 27, 2012  Obama to spell out plan to target universities that don't control rising tuition costs

Friday, January 13, 2012  Texas college students who are in the country illegally can go to school and pay the in-state tuition of an average $3,200 per semester, while out-of-state students who are legal citizens pay about $7,900 per semester.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  College prices up again as public universities pass state budget cuts on to customers

Sunday, September 04, 2011  The Texas Tuition Promise Fund allows parents to purchase, in total or by installment, tuition units that may be used later to offset undergraduate college tuition and fees. Under the plan, 100 tuition units equal one academic year, or 30 semester credit hours, according to the Dallas Morning News.

Thursday, June 30, 2011  After months of give and take, Amarillo College officials have submitted a budget to take them into the next school year, actually trying to do more with far less, budget-wise.

Thursday, March 24, 2011  Program allows for classes and the promise to repay: most leave Texas holding debt

Tuesday, March 22, 2011  The Amarillo College Board of Regents will meet Tuesday night, it's on their agenda to consider an increase in tuition and fees.

Monday, January 24, 2011  WTAMU hosted their second public hearing over a proposed hike in fees and this time students actually came...

Monday, May 17, 2010  Budgets and tuition are two of the main topics being discussed over at Amarillo College.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010  Students at Amarillo College will see an increase in tuition and fees this fall. It is AC's first increase in two years.

Friday, October 30, 2009  Texas Comptroller Susan Combs, in a policy reversal, will urge a state oversight board to keep a generous refund formula for those who want to cancel their prepaid college tuition plans.