The Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees approved a resolution that will slightly increase tuition and fee rates for classes in the 2025-26 school year. Including fees, the in-district rate will increase by six dollars per credit hour to $166. Out-of-district rates will be raised to $265 per credit hour, and the out-of-state and international rate will be $425 per credit hour. Non-in-district online classes will have a rate of $176 per credit hour.
College president George Evans says the college is careful about raising tuition and doesn’t do it often.
“We look at tuition very seriously, but unfortunately with our substantially rising utility costs and the costs of our health insurance of our employees, we had to implement a small increase,” Evans said. “As a reminder, we’ve only touched tuition twice in the last eight years, and both in small, incremental amounts. Our goal is to continue to make sure those increases align with whatever MAP and Pell increases are offered from the state and federal government.”
The board approved renewing an agreement with Barnes and Noble College to provide bookstore management services. Evans says the relationship with Barnes and Noble has been good for students and faculty and the college is happy to renew it for another five years starting in 2026.
In his report, Evans responded positively to Governor JB Pritzker’s budget proposal from last week. The proposal includes a 2.9% increase to higher education funding based on enrollment and continuation of grants that Kaskaskia College makes use of. While the budget still needs to pass through the Illinois House and Senate, Evans said the interest the state shows in continuing to support education is reassuring.
The board approved several purchases, including the purchase of a Snap-on automotive scanner diagnostics ZEUS+ certification kit. The kit is used in the hybrid and electric vehicle technology program. The college already has one kit, and is purchasing a second to allow more students to use the kits at once. The $50,344 purchase is fully funded by the Rev Up EV Community College Initiative Grant.
