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The state is directly investing money for low-income students and all newborns to attend college. After two years, the program is still not widely known by the students who need the most financial assistance.

Oregon’s public four-years already charge some of the highest tuition and fee rates among public universities in the West.

The Southern Oregon University Board of Trustees voted to increase tuition rates for most students on Friday. The board also discussed keeping tuition low for some programs to attract more students.

The financial aid application for undocumented students is cumbersome and confusing, and many students aren’t completing the forms. A new law streamlines the process.

The tuition increases were forecast earlier this year, when a Cal State task force concluded the system needs at least $1.5 billion annually in new revenue to afford student services and bolster its academic offerings.

A budget deal between lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsmon includes $227 million more for the state’s Middle Class Scholarship, part of a commitment to eventually remove any reason for public university students to take out loans to pay for their education. The revised program debuted last year, sending an average of nearly $2,000 to 300,000 students.

OIT joins SOU and three other public universities in Oregon that have made the same decision

Tribal members from outside Oregon can soon attend three of the state’s universities for reduced prices.

The president plans to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loans per eligible student.

OIT and OSU are the latest public universities in Oregon to set their tuition rates for the upcoming 2022-23 school year.

The Fall term started Monday at Southern Oregon University, which saw another decrease in student numbers.SOU’s student headcount is down by 4 percent…